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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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09SANAA500YEMEN: DONOR COMMUNITY FRUSTRATION RISES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Yemen,s donor community is concerned about the long-term effectiveness of aid to Yemen. Donors worry about the lack of political commitment to development both at the presidential and the parliamentary levels. Donors remain committed to policy reform and supportive of private sector in [...]
2009-03-24 10:45:00Embassy SanaaSECRETEINV EAID ECON AORC YM
09SANAA569ROYG FOLLOW UP ON MARCH 16 BRENNAN-SALEH MEETING
[...] (S) Summary. Deputy Foreign Minister al-Dhabbi called in Ambassador April 1 to express concern about the outcome of last month,s discussion between APDNSA John Brennan and President Saleh on GTMO detainees, and solicit the Ambassador,s views as to how we can move this issue forward. Dhabbi [...]
2009-04-01 14:19:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL KDRG YM
09SANAA571PESSIMISTIC OBSERVERS FEAR TROUBLE AHEAD FOR YEMEN
[...] (C) A trusted contact predicted to POL/E Chief serious trouble on the horizon for the ROYG stemming from its budgetary problems. Others are less pessimistic, but there are many who feel that the current Yemeni regime is in a precarious place both economically and politically. The ROYG needs to get [...]
2009-04-01 14:39:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV ECON YM
09SANAA68YEMEN ATTEMPTS TO SEIZE REGIONAL ANTI-PIRACY LEAD
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The Yemen Coast Guard (YCG) is expected to use a regional anti-piracy conference next month to announce its expanding operations and to solicit assistance from Yemen's deep-pocket Gulf neighbors. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Despite its lack of deep-water capabilities, the YCG is at [...]
2009-01-13 12:41:00Embassy SanaaSECRETEWWT PREL PTER MCAP YM
09SANAA792SOUTHERN MOVEMENT ATTRACTS PROMINENT NEW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-27 11:44:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV PINR PTER YM
09SANAA898LOUD CALLS FOR SOUTHERN INDEPENDENCE RATTLE THE
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Buoyed by the growth of a popular Southern Movement, a broader swath of those parts of southern society to which post has access has declared an end to unity and is openly advocating for separation from the former North Yemen. A worried ROYG has employed a number of tactics ) fr [...]
2009-05-12 12:37:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV YM
09SANAA949KOMID DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-19 12:57:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL KN YM
09SANAA951YEMEN'S RESTIVE SOUTH: IS SALEH (FINALLY) GETTING
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Although a nervous-seeming ROYG has employed numerous tactics to quell southern discontent in the weeks following Democracy Day (April 27),only recently did President Saleh hint at serious consideration of southern grievances. A May 17 public announcement of constitutional refo [...]
2009-05-19 13:15:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV PTER YM
09SANJOSE154DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROPOSAL TO LIST CHINESE
[...] (S) On March 4, we delivered reftel demarche to Carlos Cordero in the MFA's Department of Disarmament, Terrorism, and Organized Crime. Cordero told us that Costa Rica would support the joint U.S.-Chinese 1267 listing but would be unlikely to cosponsor the listing because Costa Rica lacked str [...]
2009-03-06 17:44:00Embassy San JoseSECRETEFIN ETRD ETTC PGOV KTFN CS
09SANJOSE56COSTA RICA SUPPORTS NONPROLIFERATION SANCTIONS ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-29 16:24:00Embassy San JoseSECRETKNNP MNUC GM PREL PARM EFIN CS
09SANJOSE62TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-29 16:27:00Embassy San JoseSECRETEFIN ETTC PINR PREL PTER CS IR
09SANSALVADOR1069Your Visit to El Salvador
[...] (S) Summary: Embassy San Salvador warmly welcomes you to El Salvador. Your visit reinforces the U.S. policy of active engagement with the GOES, which strengthens the moderate, pragmatic elements in the new government. President Mauricio Funes has stated his desire to make the U.S. and Brazil [...]
2009-11-17 20:10:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPGOV PREL MOPS ECON ES
09SANSALVADOR1099Your Visits to El Salvador
[...] (S) Summary: Embassy San Salvador warmly welcomes you to El Salvador. Your visits will reinforce the U.S. policy of active engagement with the left-of-center GOES, which strengthens the moderate, pragmatic elements in the new government. President Mauricio Funes has an 80 pct approval rating; [...]
2009-12-07 22:41:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPGOV PREL MOPS ECON ES
09SANSALVADOR143EL SALVADOR ELECTION UPDATE: FEBRUARY 12
[...] (U) Summary: This is an update regarding the presidential elections scheduled for March 15. This report covers the economic debate between economic advisors from the (left-wing) Farabundo Marti Front for the National Liberation Party (FMLN) and the (pro-U.S., center right) Nationalist Republi [...]
2009-02-13 21:05:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPGOV KDEM KPLS ES
09SANSALVADOR206MARCH 15 SALVADORAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
[...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 24. 2. (C) Summary and action request: March 15 marks the culmination of El Salvador's hotly-contested presidential campaign. (Left-wing) Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) candidate Mauricio Funes has held a significant le [...]
2009-03-11 14:29:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR244EL SALVADOR: ENGAGING PRESIDENT-ELECT FUNES
[...] (S) Tom, your visit here had great impact, building upon President Obama's congratulatory call to President-Elect Funes, and Embassy's aggressive engagement of Funes and the FMLN for the past year. For most of that time, and even now, everyone has been speculating over whether a Funes-led GOES [...]
2009-03-20 16:40:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPREL PGOV ETRD PINR ES
09SANSALVADOR260ARENA'S RODRIGUEZ SEES CONSTRUCTIVE OPPOSITION
[...] (S) Summary: Polcouns met March 23 with Luis Mario Rodriguez, ARENA member and one of the party's final five pre-candidates for the 2009 presidential campaign. Rodriguez was optimistic about the future of ARENA, suggesting that now was a good time for the party to undergo an overhaul. He tal [...]
2009-03-24 22:52:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR272FMLN AND PCN: INTERNAL JOCKEYING FOR POWER
[...] (C) Summary: FMLN President-elect Mauricio Funes exerted his authority March 21, declaring in paid, full-page advertisements in all four major newspapers that he will be the only person authorized to speak publicly about his administration's policies during the transition period. The pronounc [...]
2009-03-26 20:06:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR410YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR
[...] (C) Summary: There have been two major developments since LT. Gen. Spears' last visit to El Salvador: left-wing FMLN candidate Mauricio Funes won the March 15 Presidential election, and the government of El Salvador (GOES),via exchange of diplomatic notes, extended U.S. access to the Comalap [...]
2009-05-08 19:20:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETES PGOV PREL
09SANSALVADOR445YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR
[...] (S) Summary: Embassy San Salvador welcomes you to El Salvador and considers your visit a timely and necessary exertion of U.S. influence over a new Salvadoran government that is still seeking its own identity. President-Elect Mauricio Funes, who ran as a U.S.-friendly moderate, has stated hi [...]
2009-05-21 15:36:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR56EL SALVADOR ON A.Q. KHAN SANCTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-20 14:41:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETKNNP MNUC GM PREL PARM EFIN ES
09SANSALVADOR789FRIENDS OF MAURICIO: FUNES NEEDS YOUR HELP
[...] (S) Summary: Leaders of the Friends of Mauricio movement, XXXXXXXXXXXX, told us August 21 the movement is formalizing itself and changing its name to the Citizen Movement for Change. They said Funes is concerned about his personal security, physical security at the Presidential offices, [...]
2009-08-21 22:11:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR802YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR
[...] (S) Summary: Embassy San Salvador warmly welcomes you to El Salvador. Your visit reinforces the U.S. policy of active engagement with the GOES, which strengthens the moderate, pragmatic elements in the new government. President Mauricio Funes has stated his desire to make the U.S. and Brazil [...]
2009-08-26 16:22:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPGOV MARR ES
09SANSALVADOR88 EL SALVADOR SUPPORTS SPECIALIZED 1206-FUNDED CT
[...] (S) American Embassy El Salvador fully endorses the referenced FY09 funding proposals in support of Operation Enduring Friendship Caribbean-Central America (OEF-CCA) under Section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). 2. (S) SOCSOUTH submits FY09 funding proposal for equi [...]
2009-01-30 16:27:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETMARR PTER HO
09SANTIAGO324VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S MARCH 27 MEETING WITH BRITISH PRIME MINISTER GORDON BROWN
[...] (U) March 28, 2009; 8:30 am; Vina del Mar, Chile. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Joseph Biden, Vice President Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor to the Vice President Brian McKeon, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President Brian Harris (notetaker),Political/Economic Officer, U. [...]
2009-04-03 22:17:00Embassy SantiagoSECRETOVIP PREL ECON PGOV SOCI UK PK JOSEPH BIDEN
09SANTIAGO331VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S MARCH 28 MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER JOSE LUIS RODRIGUEZ ZAPATERO
[...] (U) March 28, 2009; 9:20 am; Vina del Mar, Chile. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Joseph Biden, Vice President Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor to the Vice President Brian McKeon, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President Dan Restrepo, Senior Director, Western Hemisphere Affairs, [...]
2009-04-07 20:57:00Embassy SantiagoSECRETOVIP PREL ECON PGOV SOCI EU JOSEPH BIDEN
09SANTIAGO865Chilean FM on Honduras, Salitre Military Exercises,
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Fernandez told PDAS Kelly that Chile strongly supports the San Jose Accord to resolve the crisis in Honduras, but noted disagreements in the international community about the most constructive way forward. Chile is trying to ease tensions with Peru, in particula [...]
2009-10-06 20:58:00Embassy SantiagoSECRETPREL PHUM MOPS UNESCO UNHRC CI HO
09SANTODOMINGO1329WHA P/DAS KELLY'S DISCUSSIONS WITH PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ AND
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In a 12/10 meeting with visiting WHA P/DAS Craig Kelly, President Leonel Fernandez and Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso stated that the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) shares the USGbs views on resolving the Honduran crisis, is actively seeking to facilitate [...]
2009-12-15 15:37:00Embassy Santo DomingoSECRETPREL DR HO
09SARAJEVO1253WAR CRIMES AMBASSADOR RAPP'S OCTOBER 13-15 VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: S/WCI Ambassador Stephen Rapp traveled to Sarajevo October 13-15 to discuss extension of the mandate of international judges and prosecutors past December, implementation of the National War Crimes Strategy, and Bosnia's efforts to pursue regional cooperation agreements. Most of A [...]
2009-11-04 16:59:00Embassy SarajevoSECRETPREL PGOV KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SEOUL1101ROK NOTIFICATION OF UAV FLIGHT TEST
[...] (S) Park So-yeon of the ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation Division on July 13 notified post of a planned flight test of the Haeseong-II UAV on July 23. 2. (S) Begin text: In accordance with the ROK's New Missile Guidelines adopted on January 17, 2001, the ROKG would like to provide the US [...]
2009-07-13 05:22:00Embassy SeoulSECRETMARR MCAP PARM KPAL KS
09SEOUL1169A/S KURT CAMPBELL´S MEETING WITH SENIOR SECRETARY
[...] (S) SUMMARY: NSA Kim told A/S Campbell during a July 20 meeting that the ROK believed the North Korean regime could "hold on for sometime" after the death of Kim Jung-il. In the case of a total collapse, Kim unambiguously stated that North Korean territory is part of the ROK and unification is the [...]
2009-07-24 06:36:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPREL KN KS
09SEOUL120ROKG VIEWS ON CONPLAN 5029, SMA, AND AFGHANISTAN
[...] (S) Summary. ROK National Security Advisor Kim Sung-hwan discussed the ROKG's positions on Conceptual Plan (CONPLAN) 5029, the new Special Measures Agreement (SMA),and Afghanistan during a cordial and wide-ranging 30-minute meeting at the Blue House on January 15 with United States Forces [...]
2009-01-23 00:48:00Embassy SeoulSECRETMARR PREL MOPS PGOV KS AF
09SEOUL1236ROK-IRAN RELATIONS OVERVIEW: PAST, PRESENT AND
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Diplomatic and economic relations between the Republic of Korea and the Islamic Republic of Iran date from 1962, but the relationship is not robust, with total ROK investment in Iran still under USD 34 million. The two countries have cooperated on multiple business projects sinc [...]
2009-08-05 07:31:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPARM PREL ECON ETRD KS IR
09SEOUL1529SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Mr. Deputy Secretary, all of us at Embassy Seoul warmly welcome you back to Korea. Your visit comes as we are in a sweet spot in the relationship, with a strongly pro-American president who has largely recovered from last year,s debacle on the importation of American beef and is committed [...]
2009-09-24 08:24:00Embassy SeoulSECRETOVIP PGOV PREL ECON SOCI KN KS
09SEOUL1570IRAN - ROKG RESPONSE TO URANIUM ENRICHMENT
[...] (S) POL M/C delivered reftel demarche on September 30 to Shin Dong-ik, Director-General of MOFAT's International Organizations Bureau, informing the ROKG of Iran,s covert uranium enrichment facility in Qom and updating them on the October 7 meeting of Like-minded States on Iran to be held in W [...]
2009-09-30 08:50:00Embassy SeoulSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR UNSC KN KS ETTC
09SEOUL1615TALKING POINTS DELIVERED: MALAYSIA-BASED IRANIAN
[...] (S) On October 9, PolOff delivered reftel talking points concerning the Malaysia-based company suspected to be an Iranian front company looking to purchase U.S.-origin equipment from Korea-based Far Eastern Trading Company to Kim Sung-eun, Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division, Ministry of [...]
2009-10-13 05:13:00Embassy SeoulSECRETETTC PARM PREL MTCR MNUC KS
09SEOUL1631SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
[...] (C) Mr. Secretary, all of us at Embassy Seoul warmly welcome you back to Korea for the 41st Security Consultative Meeting 21-22 October. Your visit comes at time when our bilateral relationship is the best it has been in a number of years, with a strongly pro-American president who has largely [...]
2009-10-15 07:42:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPREL PARM MARR KS
09SEOUL1664ROK DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER READOUT ON IRAN VISIT
[...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Young-joon, MOFAT's point man on Iran issues, told the DCM on October 20 that post-election protests in Iran represented conflict between "hardliners and other hardliners" and not between the government and the people. Lee dismissed the protests a "tempest in a [...]
2009-10-21 06:31:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPREL PGOV PINR MNUC SOCI KS IR
09SEOUL1689UNSCR 1874 DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INFORMATION RELATED
[...] (S) On October 23, Pol-Mil Unit Chief Dorothy Delahanty met with Koo Hyun-mo, Director, Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, to deliver reftel demarche concerning information related to the DPRK cargo seized from the MSC Rachele. Koo said he had al [...]
2009-10-23 08:25:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPARM PREL ETTC KS
09SEOUL1819ROK TEST FLIGHT OF UAV HAESONG-II SCHEDULE FOR
[...] (S) On November 16, Post received notification from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) that the ROK planned to test the Haesong-II UAV on November 19, 2009. The text of the notification is below: 2. (S) "In accordance with the ROK's New Missile Guidelines adopted on January [...]
2009-11-18 01:29:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPREL PGOV PARM PINR KS
09SEOUL1945ROK MND DEPUTY MINISTER FOR POLICY SEEKS US
[...] (S) OSD DASD Michael Schiffer met with newly appointed Deputy Minister of National Defense for Policy LTC Gwang Il Chang on December 11, 2009. Deputy Minister LTG Chang expressed his gratitude to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs (APSA) Gregson for his Dec [...]
2009-12-14 07:51:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KS AF
09SEOUL362ROK NAVAL VESSEL DEPLOYING TO SOMALI WATERS
[...] (U) Summary. The ROK is deploying a destroyer to the Gulf of Aden to participate in U.S.-led counterpiracy efforts. The primary mission for the destroyer, which needs National Assembly approval to extend beyond its December 31 mandate, is to escort Korean commercial vessels through a trans [...]
2009-03-10 06:58:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPREL MARR MCAP KS
09SEOUL391ROK NOTIFICATION OF MISSILE SYSTEM PRODUCTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-13 06:32:00Embassy SeoulSECRETMARR MCAP KPAL KS
09SEOUL392ROK REQUEST TO HOLD UAV TECHNICAL CONSULTATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-13 06:32:00Embassy SeoulSECRETMARR MCAP KPAL KS
09SEOUL445DASD SEDNEY'S MARCH 1-3 SECURITY POLICY MEETINGS
[...] (C) Close coordination on North Korea, significant progress in three areas of the U.S.-ROK alliance, and a push for a major ROK contribution in Afghanistan characterized DASD David Sedney's March 1-3 meetings in Seoul. -- (C) Sunday March 1, DASD Sedney reached agreement with MOFAT DDG Lee o [...]
2009-03-20 07:48:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPHSA PINS PREL PTER MARR MASS AF KN KS
09SEOUL44621ST SECURITY POLICY INITIATIVE MEETING
[...] (C) Summary. The 21st session of the Security Policy Initiative (SPI) opened on March 2, at the ROK Ministry of National Defense in Seoul. The meeting covered a wide range of topics concerning the U.S.-ROK security alliance, including: the North Korea (DPRK) missile situation, an update on [...]
2009-03-20 08:13:00Embassy SeoulSECRETMARR MCAP MOPS PREL KS KN
09SEOUL504(S) ROK CONCERNED BY TURKISH INTERMEDIARY EFFORTS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (S) Poloff on March 26 delivered reftel A demarche to Kim Jae-woo of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division. Kim said the following. -- The ROKG was unaware of the information (in reftel A),but would refer the case to the appropr [...]
2009-03-31 00:35:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPARM PREL MTCRE IR TU KS
09SEOUL591ROKG RESPONSES TO SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 6. 2. (S) Summary. The responses from Director-General Choi Jongmoon (South Asian and Pacific Affairs) and First Secretary Kim Hyon-du (ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation Division) indicated that the ROKG: had yet to make a decision on contributions [...]
2009-04-10 07:53:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPREL NATO MOPS MARR AF KS
09SEOUL597ROKG NOTIFICATION OF UAV TEST FLIGHT
[...] (S) Park So-yeon of the ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation Division on April 13 notified post of a planned flight test of the Haeseong-II UAV on April 23. 2. (S) Begin Text: In accordance with the ROK's New Missile Guidelines adopted on January 17, 2001, the ROKG would like to provide the [...]
2009-04-13 08:53:00Embassy SeoulSECRETMARR MCAP PARM KPAL KS
09SEOUL750ROKG NOTIFICATION OF UAV FLIGHT TEST
[...] (S) Park So-yeon of the ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation Division on May 11 notified post of a planned flight test of the Haeseong-II UAV on May 21. 2. (S) Begin Text: In accordance with the ROK's New Missile Guidelines adopted on January 17, 2001, the ROKG would like to provide the USG [...]
2009-05-12 00:40:00Embassy SeoulSECRETMARR MCAP PARM KPAL KS
09SEOUL751ROKG NOTIFICATION OF UAV FLIGHT TEST
[...] (S) Park So-yeon of the ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation Division on May 11 notified post of a planned flight test of the Haeseong-II UAV on May 21. 2. (S) Begin Text: In accordance with the ROK's New Missile Guidelines adopted on January 17, 2001, the ROKG would like to provide the USG [...]
2009-05-12 01:07:00Embassy SeoulSECRETMARR MCAP PARM KPAL KS
09SEOUL752ROKG NOTIFICATION OF UAV FLIGHT TEST
[...] (S) Park So-yeon of the ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation Division on May 11 notified post of a planned flight test of the Haeseong-II UAV on May 21. 2. (S) Begin Text: In accordance with the ROK's New Missile Guidelines adopted on January 17, 2001, the ROKG would like to provide the USG [...]
2009-05-12 01:07:00Embassy SeoulSECRETMARR MCAP PARM KPAL KS
09SEOUL805ROKG NOTIFICATION OF DELAY OF UAV FLIGHT TEST
[...] (S) Park So-yeon of the ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation Division on May 20 notified post that the planned flight test of the Haeseong-II UAV in reftel was delayed one day from May 21 to May 22. The planned flight test of the Haeseong-II UAV is now scheduled for May 22. All other information i [...]
2009-05-20 06:32:00Embassy SeoulSECRETMARR MCAP PARM KPAL KS
09SEOUL811ROKG NOTIFICATION OF ROCKET FLIGHT TEST
[...] (S) Park So-yeon of the ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation Division on May 20 notified post of a planned flight test of the NHK-II PIP rocket on June 3. 2. (S) Begin text: In accordance with the ROK's New Missile Guidelines adopted on January 17, 2001, the ROKG would like to provide the US [...]
2009-05-21 06:05:00Embassy SeoulSECRETMARR MCAP PARM KPAL KS
09SEOUL822ROKG REACTION TO 2ND DPRK NUCLEAR TEST: SUPPORT
[...] (S) SUMMARY: ROKG Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security and Six-Party Talks Wi Sung-lac told the Ambassador in a May 25 afternoon meeting that the ROKG agreed with the USG that the test was an "outright challenge" to the international community and required a firm response. H [...]
2009-05-25 09:43:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPREL KN KS
09SHENYANG134DANDONG VANADIUM SEIZURE PART OF "CONTINUING
[...] (S) Summary. Reports of a July 24 seizure of 70 kilograms of vanadium at the China-North Korea border at Dandong were confirmed by Customs Officials, who portrayed the event as business as usual. A key government contact, however, took pains to tell us that in fact things have tightened up [...]
2009-07-29 04:10:00Consulate ShenyangSECRETCH ECON KN KS PGOV PREF PREL RS
09SHENYANG141PRC-DPRK BORDER: DPRK ECONOMY ROBUST, UNSC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Sources agree that the North Korean economy appears to be the strongest it has been in recent memory. Chinese officials may be enforcing UNSC 1874 (Ref A, B) and financial sanctions through stepped-up inspections at the PRC-DPRK border, but there is local skepticism about the abil [...]
2009-08-13 04:02:00Consulate ShenyangSECRETCH ECON KN KS PREL RS
09SHENYANG92PRC-DPRK BORDER ECONOMY: SOME EXASPERATION ON THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese businessmen and government officials may be experiencing "North Korea fatigue" and, against the backdrop of the DPRK's April 5 missile launch, may in the future become less enthusiastic about undertaking investment opportunities in the DPRK. Trade at Dandong, which account [...]
2009-05-21 05:02:00Consulate ShenyangSECRETCH ECON KN KS PGOV PREL RS
09SINGAPORE1159SINGAPORE RESPONSE: IRAN'S USE OF EDBI TO EXPAND
[...] (S) There are no branches of Iranian banks in Singapore and the Government of Singapore (GOS) is not aware of any efforts by the Economic Development Bank of Iran (EDBI) to establish financial ties or institutions in Singapore, Valerie Tay, the Head and Deputy Director of Financial Services C [...]
2009-12-04 09:53:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETEFIN ETTC ETRD PREL SN
09SINGAPORE1217SINGAPORE VIEW OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT WITH IRAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Singapore maintains positive economic relations with Iran and would be open to expanded economic ties, though Singapore is mindful of proliferation issues and international sanctions, Government of Singapore (GOS) officials told Emboffs. Singapore has engaged Iran in the contex [...]
2009-12-20 23:42:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETETRD EINV ENRG ECON PREL KNNP IR SN
09SINGAPORE356(S) SINGAPORE AGREES TO HELP ON DPRK
[...] (S) MFA Second Permanent Secretary Bilahari Kausikan told the CDA April 15 that Singapore will help with regard to a possible upcoming proliferation-related transaction involving the DPRK at Singapore's Changi airport (see reftel). Kausikan complained, however, that the USG had not been full [...]
2009-04-16 01:29:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETEFIN ETTC KNNP IR PREL PARM XF LE KN SN
09SINGAPORE479SINGAPORE RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON AL QAEDA WEBSITE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-20 10:13:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER SN
09SINGAPORE529DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG’S MAY 30, 2009
[...] (SBU) May 30, 2009; 6:30 p.m.; The Presidential Palace; Singapore. 2. (SBU) Participants: United States ------------- The Deputy Secretary Glyn T. Davies, EAP Acting Assistant Secretary Daniel L. Shields, CDA (Notetaker) SINGAPORE --------- Minister Mentor (MM) Lee Kuan Yew Chee Hong Tat, Princi [...]
2009-06-04 09:08:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETOVIP STEINBERG JAMES B. PREL MNUC ECON SN CH
09SINGAPORE575SINGAPORE RELEASES TWO TERROR SUSPECT DETAINEES
[...] (C) Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) publicly announced on June 16 the release of two men from preventive detention under the Internal Security Act; unusually, one of the men released had been in custody for no more than a month. Arifin Ali (alias John Wong Ah Hung),a former senior [...]
2009-06-18 09:20:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETPGOV PTER SN
09SINGAPORE59(S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-16 09:33:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL PK SN
09SINGAPORE590DEMARCHE OF ISAF ALLIES TO RELEASE STATEMENTS IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-23 10:25:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETPREL PGOV AF SN
09SINGAPORE60(S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-16 09:34:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETEFIN ETTC PINR PREL PTER IR SN
09SINGAPORE677UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE DESIGNATION OF DPRK ENTITIES
[...] (S) In response to Ref A demarche, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) confirmed that Deutsche Bank and United Overseas Bank (UOB) no longer maintain correspondent banking relationships in Singapore with DPRK-based Tanchon Commercial Bank. An MAS contact indicated that Deutsche Bank and [...]
2009-07-15 06:43:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETEFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM SN
09SINGAPORE982SINGAPORE'S COUNTER-RADICALIZATION PROGRAM CLAIMS
[...] (S) Summary: Singapore claims its integrative approach to counter-radicalization is effective at reducing extremism, and that there has been zero recidivism among the 41 terrorists that have been released into the community on a restricted basis. However, some independent observers are skepti [...]
2009-10-07 03:43:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETPTER PGOV PREL ASEC SN
09SOFIA268BULGARIA APPROVES MANPADS TRANSFER TO SWEDEN
[...] (S) The Government of Bulgaria approves the transfer of 20 Bulgarian manufactured SA-7 MANPADS currently in USG possession to the Government of Sweden for countermeasures testing. In a diplomatic note dated June 1, 2009, the GOB approved the transfer of said MANPADS in response to USG's req [...]
2009-06-05 11:51:00Embassy SofiaSECRETMARR PARM PREL PTER BU
09SOFIA358AUSTRALIA GROUP: BULGARIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-06 11:22:00Embassy SofiaSECRETBU ETTC PARM PREL
09SOFIA363BULGARIA: BELENE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT: MORE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's highest profile energy project -- the Belene Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) is dogged by cost overruns, financing woes, construction delays, and now serious safety and quality assurance concerns. Belene may end up costing Bulgaria more than money in the long run. Despite [...]
2009-07-07 08:56:00Embassy SofiaSECRETENRG IAEA PREL PGOV BU
09SOFIA420NEW HOPE IN BULGARIA'S FIGHT AGAINST ORGANIZED
[...] (S) SUMMARY. In his first days in office, new Minister of Interior Tsvetan Tsvetanov, asked to see DCM Sutton and representatives of law enforcement agencies at post to seek our advice and stress his determination to make organized crime and corruption his top priority. Aware that he inheri [...]
2009-07-31 11:52:00Embassy SofiaSECRETPGOV PREL BU
09SOFIA507BULGARIA: USG ENGAGEMENT NEEDED AS GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Driven by mounting budget deficits and a desire to step back from the previous government's cozy energy relationship with Russia, PM Boyko Borissov's new government is re-evaulating Bulgaria's participation in all Russia-led energy projects. On the possible chopping block are t [...]
2009-09-11 10:27:00Embassy SofiaSECRETENRG IAEA PREL PGOV BU
09SOFIA538BULGARIA: PM BORISSOV SEEKING WHITE HOUSE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: A letter from Prime Minister Boyko Borissov to President Obama dated September 24, 2009, was hand-delivered to the Embassy the same day with an urgent request to transmit it to the White House. In the letter, the PM asks for advice on strategic decisions in the energy sector to [...]
2009-09-24 14:57:00Embassy SofiaSECRETENRG IAEA PREL PGOV BU
09SOFIA612BULGARIA: MIXED RESULTS FOR KHAN ASPARUH BLUE
[...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, on October 12, Post visited foreign intermediate consignee, Khan Asparuh, in connection with subject case. After performing due diligence, post confirmed derogatory information regarding Khan Asparuh within the Bulgarian Ministry of Energy. Khan Asparuh denied [...]
2009-10-29 15:31:00Embassy SofiaSECRETETTC KOMC GT BU
09SOFIA629BULGARIA AGREES TO REJECT POTENTIAL LME TRANSFER
[...] (S) Per reftel instructions, we delivered talking points to the head of the Internationally Controlled Trade and Security Directorate, Ivelina Bahchevanova, on November 3, 2009. The same day, the Bulgarian Export Trade Commission convened and agreed to deny authorization to transfer 60 anti- [...]
2009-11-04 12:01:00Embassy SofiaSECRETETTC MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER SY MASS BU
09SOFIA661SUMMARY OF A/S COHEN'S VISIT TO BULGARIA
[...] (C) Summary: Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes David Cohen visited Sofia on October 23, 2009 to discuss Bulgaria's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist finance (AML/CFT) regime. A/S Cohen pushed the Bulgarians to take bold steps to reestablish i [...]
2009-11-19 08:20:00Embassy SofiaSECRETECON EFIN PGOV PREL BU
09SOFIA672BULGARIA SUPPORTS U.S. DIRECTION ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (S) In response to reftel points, Acting Foreign Minister Krassimir Kostov told the Charge that Bulgaria would definitely support the upcoming U.S. decision on Afghanistan and would prepare to express its support publicly. He noted that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is following press repo [...]
2009-11-25 08:03:00Embassy SofiaSECRETPREL PGOV BU
09STATE101150MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR):
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "Maritime Shipping Trends Of Controlled Materials 2008-2009" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) [...]
2009-09-29 13:28:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR BR
09STATE101892UPDATE CONCERNING CONVERSION OF SPACE LAUNCH
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "Update Concerning Conversion of Space Launch Vehicles to Ballistic Missiles" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Contro [...]
2009-09-30 19:38:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR BR
09STATE101912ENHANCING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SCUD B MISSILE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Scud B Missile System" to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contact (POC) [...]
2009-09-30 19:58:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR
09STATE101981MEETING WITH SWISS HEAD OF EXPORT CONTROL POLICY AND SANCTIONS ERWIN BOLLINGER ON COLENCO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-30 21:23:00Secretary of StateSECRETIR MNUC PARM
09STATE102919IRANIAN SHIPPING IN A POST-UNSCR 1803 ENVIRONMENT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "Iranian Shipping in a Post-UNSCR 1803 Environment" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point o [...]
2009-10-02 18:11:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR BR
09STATE103113U/S BURNS' SEPTEMBER 25, 2009 CONVERSATION WITH
[...] (U) September 25, 2009; 4:00 p.m.; New York City, NY, USA. 2. (U) Participants: UNITED STATES U/S Willian J. Burns DAS Christopher J. McMullen Sara Mangiaracina (WHA Notetaker) PERU FM Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde Luis Valdivieso, Peruvian Ambassador to the United States Luis Chavez [...]
2009-10-02 20:43:00Secretary of StateSECRETBR CU HO NU OVIP PE PINS PM PREL SNAR VE OAS
09STATE103755MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): NORTH
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "North Korea,s Missile Program" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contact (POC) for [...]
2009-10-06 13:14:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR BR
09STATE10394(S) INFORMING SUDAN OF U.S. CONCERNS REGARDING
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Khartoum, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Purpose/Objective: The United States has information that in 2008, Sudan was negotiating a weapons deal with the North Korean government that included purchasing North Korean medium-range ballisti [...]
2009-02-04 21:39:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL KN SU
09STATE104467MALAYSIAN-BASED FRONT COMPANY FOR IRANIAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Seoul please see para 3. 2. (S) Background and objective: The United States has information that in June 2009, the Malaysia-based procurement entity Skylife Worldwide Sdn Bhd expressed interest in purchasing U.S.-origin measuring equipment from th [...]
2009-10-07 15:49:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC PARM PREL MTCRE MNUC KS MY IR
09STATE104728BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 2: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 4 and 5. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on brokering authorization BAL 118-09 for the brokering of rifles for end-use in Guatemala. Post [...]
2009-10-07 21:41:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC KOMC GT BU
09STATE105942SFO-V GUIDANCE-005: RESPONSE TO RFG-001 AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-11 21:05:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT KTIA PARM START RS US
09STATE106740IRANIAN-CONTROLLED, MALAYSIAN-BASED PROCUREMENT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Berlin, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objective: The United States has information indicating that in mid-August 2009, Malaysia's Electronics Component Limited (ECL) ordered $270,000 worth of AC/DC converter modules from the German firm S [...]
2009-10-14 19:15:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA GM IR MY
09STATE107748SFO-VI GUIDANCE-001: INSTRUCTIONS FOR U.S.
[...] (U) Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation Rose Gottemoeller will head the U.S. delegation to the sixth round of START Follow-on treaty negotiations with Russia in Geneva, Switzerland, beginning on October 19, 2009. Following is guidance for the beginning of thi [...]
2009-10-17 07:51:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT KTIA PARM START JCIC US RS
09STATE108370S/GC SPECIAL ENVOY MEETING WITH MOROCCAN AMBASSADOR ON
[...] (S) SUMMARY - S/E for Closure of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility, Ambassador Daniel Fried, met with Moroccan Ambassador Aziz Mekouar on October 16 to inform Mekouar that Moroccan national Younis Abdurrahman Checkkouri (197),has been approved for transfer from Guantanamo to Morocco. The [...]
2009-10-20 15:21:00Secretary of StateSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL PTER KDRG AG LY MO TS
09STATE108618SFO-VI GUIDANCE-002: ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON MOBILE
[...] (S) Additional Guidance on Mobile ICBMS and their launchers: In addition to the approach provided in Ref A guidance, Delegation is authorized to table the following additional elements of a U.S. approach to monitoring of mobile missiles in the SFO treaty: -- Elimination Procedures: Delega [...]
2009-10-21 02:31:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT KTIA PARM START JCIC US RS
09STATE109017DEMARCHE REQUEST: DFI/IAMB ARRANGEMENTS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 4 and 5. ---------- Background ---------- 2. (U) In Article 26 of the U.S.-Iraq Security Agreement, the United States pledged to support Iraq,s efforts to extend, temporarily, UN-mandated arrangements for the Development Fund for Iraq ( [...]
2009-10-21 20:57:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL UNSC IZ
09STATE10941PROVIDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO FRENCH
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) In late December 2008, we informed French officials that as of mid-November 2008, a procurement official affiliated with Iran's unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program was seeking German-origin engines via the French intermedia [...]
2009-02-06 13:51:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR FR
09STATE109436BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-22 20:29:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC KOMC SP SW
09STATE109559NEXT ROUND OF U.S.-RUSSIA JOINT THREAT ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Mission Geneva, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: As noted in reftel, on July 29, 2009, Acting Assistant Secretary Vann H. Van Diepen led an interagency delegation to Moscow for the first round of Joint Threat Assessment (JTA) meetings with Russian [...]
2009-10-23 11:00:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC IR KN MTCRE PARM RS TSPA
09STATE11146NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH NON-NPT STATES
[...] (U) Embassy Abu Dhabi is requested to deliver points in para 4 to appropriate host country government officials. End action request. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ---------------------- 2. (S) As reported by Post via email, on December 18, 2008 the Pakistani Embassy in [...]
2009-02-06 19:10:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL KNNP MNUC XB ZP ZO AE PK
09STATE112291MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR):
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "Emerging Technologies for MTCR Consideration" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contac [...]
2009-10-30 17:37:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR
09STATE11248SCHEDULED VISIT BY A MISSILE-RELATED DELEGATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Sanaa, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background, Purpose, and Objective: In April 2008, the United States shared information with the ROYG that in early March 2008, a Yemeni delegation was planning to travel to North Korea to meet with representat [...]
2009-02-06 21:14:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL KN YM
09STATE112533SFO-VI GUIDANCE-003/JCIC-DIP-09-012: JCIC
[...] (U) This is an action request. Astana, Kyiv and Moscow, see paragraph 3 below. Geneva, see paragraph 5 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: Washington believes it would be useful for the START Parties to exchange and release the final data for each category of data contained in the START Memoran [...]
2009-10-31 21:43:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START RS US KZ UP BO
09STATE113696IRAN'S SOLID-FUELED BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM SEEKING GERMAN EQUIPMENT VIA CHINESE ENTITIES (S)
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 13:33:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR CH GM
09STATE113752(S) FOLLOWING-UP WITH TURKEY ON AK MAKINA'S
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Ankara, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background/Purpose/Objective: On several occasions in 2009, we have alerted Turkish authorities to sales of computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine tools by the Turkish firm Ak Makina to entities affilia [...]
2009-11-04 14:30:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL IR TU
09STATE113757(S) ALERTING GERMANY TO IRANIAN PROCUREMENT OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Berlin, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background/Purpose/Objective: We want to alert German officials to an apparent effort by the Turkish firm Ak Makina to circumvent German export control laws. Ak Makina has previously worked to procure machine [...]
2009-11-04 14:41:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL IR TU GM
09STATE113762(S) ALERTING CZECH REPUBLIC TO IRANIAN PROCUREMENT OF MACHINE TOOLS VIA TURKISH INTERMEDIARY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 14:51:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL IR TU CZ
09STATE115011REPATRIATION OF SUDANESE NATIONAL FROM GUANTANAMO
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 3-6. 2. (S) Sudanese national Mahmoud Idris (SU-036)is being considered for transfer from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility to Sudan. Interagency members are considering factors such as GOS humane treatment and security assurances, as well [...]
2009-11-06 19:44:00Secretary of StateSECRETPGOV PREL PTER KDRG SU
09STATE115166MALAYSIA-BASED PROCUREMENT ENTITY CONTINUES TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Berlin, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) In July 2009, we shared with German officials information indicating that the Malaysian-based, Iranian- controlled entity, Skylife Worldwide Sdn Bhd, was working to acquire a model R5-4 rotary swaging machine fro [...]
2009-11-06 21:36:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA GE IR MY
09STATE115194SWISS FIRM PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTING BUSINESS WITH
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Bern, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: On several occasions in 2008 and 2009, we discussed with Swiss officials efforts directed by the Iranian procurement entity FEDCO to procure crystal oscillators from the Swiss firm Quartzcom (Refs). [...]
2009-11-06 22:07:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA SZ SY
09STATE115348U.S. PROPOSED TEXT FOR A U.S.-RUSSIAN AGREEMENT
[...] (U) This is an action request for Moscow (see paragraph 3). 2. (S) BACKGROUND: The START Treaty will expire on December 5, 2009, and the new START Follow-on treaty currently being negotiated will not have entered into force by that date. Therefore, the United States seeks to agree with [...]
2009-11-08 18:00:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM KACT START RS US KZ UP BO
09STATE115549ENCOURAGING SENIOR REPRESENTATION AT THE
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 3 -5). 2. (S) Decisions in coming weeks will shape the priorities of and composition of the Afghan government. We are coordinating closely with our partners to ensure that President Karzai uses the occasion of his inauguration -- currently schedul [...]
2009-11-09 18:34:00Secretary of StateSECRETKDEM PGOV PREL AF
09STATE115554COMMEMORATING THE SUCCESS OF THE START TREATY'S
[...] (U) This is an action request for Moscow and Geneva (see paragraph 6). 2. (S) BACKGROUND. Recent discussions between officials at the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the Russian Nuclear Risk Reduction Center (RNRRC) indicate that the RNRRC intends to host a ceremonial eve [...]
2009-11-09 18:49:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM KACT START RS US KZ UP BO
09STATE115878TRANSFER OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEE AHMED AZIZ (ISN 757)
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-10 15:55:00Secretary of StateSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL PTER KDRG MR
09STATE116297SFO-VII GUIDANCE-001: RESPONSES TO SVO-GVA-VI
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-11 04:03:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START RS US KZ UP BO
09STATE117224DEMARCHE REQUEST - POSSIBLE LIBYAN CONNECTION TO
[...] (SBU) This is a demarche request. Embassy Tripoli is requested to demarche the Libyan government regarding a possible Libyan connection to light arms transfers into Guinea, drawing from the suggested talking points in para 5. BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S) Embassy Conakry has received r [...]
2009-11-13 14:07:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM PINS AU GV
09STATE117303TRANSFER OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEES TO SOMALILAND AUTHORITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-13 15:41:00Secretary of StateSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL PTER KDRG KE SO
09STATE117704AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY DIRECT CHANNELS TO RESOLVE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-13 23:17:00Secretary of StateSECRETASEC KLIG PGOV PINR PREL KG
09STATE118993CHINESE FIRM SUPPLYING MTCR-CONTROLLED GYROSCOPES
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objective: The United States has information indicating that since at least 2008, the Chinese firm Xian Junyun Electronic and Mechanical Company Ltd (Xianco) has been supplying ballistic missile-capa [...]
2009-11-18 15:37:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR CH
09STATE119085WALK-IN GUIDANCE FOR 2009: HANDLING
[...] (S/NF) This telegram replaces Ref A as the Department's comprehensive guidance on handling foreign national walk-ins, defectors, and asylum seekers - all of whom are generally referred to in this telegram as "walk-ins." This telegram was coordinated with interagency partners, including CIA, [...]
2009-11-18 17:29:00Secretary of StateSECRETASEC CVIS PINR PREF
09STATE119316SEEKING GOK APPROVAL TO BROADCAST FROM NEW IBB
[...] (S/NF) Summary and Action Request. In 2006, the International Broadcasting Board (IBB) began construction of a $5.2 million medium wave (MW) transmitter in Kuwait to broadcast Radio Farda in Iran. Currently, BBG broadcasts Radio Farda on only one MW frequency. Having a second MW frequency [...]
2009-11-18 23:42:00Secretary of StateSECRETBBG KPAO PREL KU IR
09STATE119331SFO-VII GUIDANCE-003: STREAMLINED PACKAGE ON
[...] (S) Background: The United States believes the START Follow-on treaty must continue to recognize the inherent difficulty of monitoring mobile ICBMs by including some verification provisions and operational restrictions that apply only to mobile ICBMs, but that the number and type of such uniq [...]
2009-11-19 02:28:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START RS US KZ UP BO
09STATE119647INFORMING THE GOT OF THE TRANSFER OF TUNISIAN DETAINEES FROM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 20:07:00Secretary of StateSECRETPGOV PREL KDRG PHUM IT TS
09STATE120453IRAN,S USE OF EDBI TO EXPAND ITS WORLDWIDE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S//REL BRAZIL, ECUADOR, KENYA, SOUTH AFRICA, UGANDA, SINGAPORE, UAE) As responsible countries around the world have decided to reduce their exposure to the proliferation-r [...]
2009-11-23 14:28:00Secretary of StateSECRETEFIN
09STATE120807REQUESTING ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (S) The Department requests that action addressees at the chief of mission level draw on the points in para 5 below to inform host governments of U.S. plans for robust additional contributions in Afghanistan and encourage host governments to join us in making their own new commitments at the [...]
2009-11-24 03:55:00Secretary of StateSECRETNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09STATE12231IRANIAN MISSILE DELEGATION IN CHINA (S)
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background and Objectives: The United States has information indicating that a delegation of three officials affiliated with Iran's Shahid Bakeri Industrial Group was expected to travel on February 5 to Shangh [...]
2009-02-10 20:40:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA CH IR
09STATE122448U.S. POLICY ON FUTURE CIVILIAN PRESENCE IN IRAQ
[...] (U) SUMMARY. This cable describes the new U.S. policy on the future civilian provincial presence in Iraq. It builds upon previous cables outlining the U.S. drawdown strategy and policy on political engagement in Iraq, and it has been cleared by DoD and the NSC. END SUMMARY. 2. (S) The Pr [...]
2009-11-30 14:52:00Secretary of StateSECRETPGOV PREL PREF PINS ECON IZ
09STATE122735SFO-VII GUIDANCE-004
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-01 03:32:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START RS US KZ UP BO
09STATE122950IRAN'S SHIG USING INTERMEDIARIES IN EFFORT TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Berlin, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background and Objective: We want to advise German officials of information indicating that as of June 2009, two Iranian intermediary firms offered test equipment manufactured by the German firms Rohde & Schwarz [...]
2009-12-01 17:24:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA GE IR
09STATE123224SFO-VII GUIDANCE-005: RESTRICTIONS ON MOVEMENT FROM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-02 03:36:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START RS US KZ UP BO
09STATE123431ATTEMPTS BY IRANIAN FIRM TO ACQUIRE MACHINE TOOLS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Brasilia, Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: We want to alert the government of Brazil to a possible effort by the Iranian firm Machine Sazi Tabriz to acquire machine tools from a Brazilian company. Machine Sazi Tabriz is the largest manufa [...]
2009-12-02 15:53:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL IR BR
09STATE124113(S) IRAN SEEKING MACHINE TOOL ASSISTANCE FROM TAIWANS ROUNDTOP
[...] This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: For many years, we have raised with Taiwan our concerns regarding exports by Roundtop Machinery Industries Company that posed potential proliferation concerns (Reftels). This case was discussed at both the February [...]
2009-12-03 21:27:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL TW IR
09STATE124128ATTEMPTS OF IRANIAN FIRM TO ACQUIRE MACHINE TOOLS FROM SOUTH KOREA'S HYUNDAI-KIA (S)
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-03 21:33:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL IR TU KS
09STATE124509EFFORTS BY CHINESE COMPANY TO PROVIDE RING LASER
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information indicating that as recently as October 2009, China's Nav Technology was attempting to supply ring laser gyroscopes to a Pakistani firm with links to Pakistan's ba [...]
2009-12-04 17:55:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PREL ETTC CH PK
09STATE125014FOLLOW-UP ON TRANSFER OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEE ABDEL AHMED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 17:35:00Secretary of StateSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL PTER KDRG MR
09STATE125192S/GC SPECIAL ENVOY MEETING WITH ALGERIAN AMBASSADOR BAALI
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Special Envoy for the Closure of Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Ambassador Daniel Fried met with Algerian Ambassador Abdallah Baali on December 4 to ascertain GOA willingness to accept Algerians who do not wish to return to Algeria, and specifically, GOA willingness to receive [...]
2009-12-07 22:19:00Secretary of StateSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM PTER KDRG AG
09STATE125521INFORMING ROYG OF RETURN OF YEMENI DETAINEES
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 2. 2. (S) Post should approach the relevant ROYG officials to inform them of the pending return of six Yemeni nationals currently detained at Guantanamo who have been approved for transfer. The detainees are: --Farouq Ali Ahmed (ISN YM-032) [...]
2009-12-08 18:29:00Secretary of StateSECRETPGOV PREL PTER KDRG YM
09STATE127635(U) BLUE LANTERN CHECK VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF
[...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraphs 3-4. 2. (U) U.S. embassies have frequently inquired about the legitimacy of arms export transactions involving U.S. contractors and host-country partners in support of U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, or other U.S. government programs. [...]
2009-12-14 17:59:00Secretary of StateSECRETAV BB CY ETTC KOMC UK
09STATE128635UKRAINIAN FIRM ARSENAL CONTINUES TO NEGOTIATE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Kyiv please see para 5. 2. (S) Background: Since November 2007, we have discussed with Ukrainian officials a case involving the sale of high-accuracy gyrotheodolites by the Ukrainian firm Arsenal to entities associated with China's Sanjiang Space G [...]
2009-12-16 20:08:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC PARM PREL MTCRE MNUC UP CH
09STATE128782PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE
[...] (S) This is an action request. USUN should vote for Peru during the UN General Assembly election for a seat on the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). The other candidate country is Jamaica. Please see background in paragraphs 2 and 3 below. BACKGROUND 2. ( [...]
2009-12-17 01:02:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL UNSC KPKO PE
09STATE129240DEMARCHE REQUEST: MANAGING THE VISIT OF IRANIAN
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Tokyo. Please see paragraphs 5-6. 2. (S) Summary. Iranian Supreme Council for National Security Secretary General Saeed Jalili is expected to travel to Japan December 20-24, 2009. Embassy Tokyo is requested to convey to appropriate Japanese offic [...]
2009-12-18 03:08:00Secretary of StateSECRETIR PARM PGOV PHUM PREL ETRD JA
09STATE12945U.S. AND RUSSIAN COMM SATELLITE COLLISION
[...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 3 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: At approximately 11:55 a.m. (EST) on February 10, there was a collision between an active privately-owned and -operated U.S. commercial Iridium-33 communications satellite and a "dead" (i.e., inactive since 1995) Rus [...]
2009-02-12 05:35:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL RS TSPA
09STATE12948COLLISION OF U.S. IRIDIUM AND RUSSIAN COSMOS
[...] (U) THIS IS AN IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPHS 3, 4, and 6. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: At approximately 11:55 a.m. (EST) on February 10, there was a collision between an active privately-owned and -operated U.S. commercial Iridium-33 communications satellite and a "dead" (i.e., inactive [...]
2009-02-12 09:04:00Secretary of StateSECRETTSPA TPSL
09STATE129480DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE AMCIT
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassies Rome, Canberra, Ankara, Jakarta, New Delhi, Brasilia, Oslo, Baghdad, Muscat, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Paris, Berlin, Ottawa, The Hague, Brussels, Vienna, Stockholm, Mexico City, Pretoria, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo, Ashgabat, Beijing, and the U.S. Mission to the Eu [...]
2009-12-18 18:07:00Secretary of StateSECRETCASC IR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER IT NZ TU ID
09STATE129599SYRIA'S BUSINESS LAB SEEKING UAV COMPONENTS FROM
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Berlin, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background and Objective: We want to advise German officials of information indicating that as of November 2009, the Syrian entity Business Lab was seeking a variety of items, including small engines, servo actu [...]
2009-12-18 21:11:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA GE SY
09STATE129669DEMARCHE REQUEST: VISIT OF IRANIAN PARLIAMENT
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Cairo. Please see paragraphs 4-5. 2. (S) Summary. Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani is expected to travel to Egypt December 21, 2009. The new chief of the Egyptian Interest Section in Tehran, Allaeddin Yousef, met with Larijani on December [...]
2009-12-18 23:13:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PARM PGOV PHUM ETRD EG IR
09STATE13026APPROACHING CHINA ON THE NORTHERN DISTRIBUTION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background and Objectives: Commander, U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) and Commander, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM),in coordination with the Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM)and with the concurre [...]
2009-02-12 14:20:00Secretary of StateSECRETAF CH MARR PGOV PREL
09STATE130342DEMARCHE REQUEST - WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 2-4. 2. (S/REL) Embassy Baghdad is requested, at the ambassadorial level, to demarche the Government of Iraq (GOI) at the highest appropriate level to convey U.S. intention to take action before the end of the year to help Iraq lift the Cha [...]
2009-12-22 23:45:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL UNSC IZ
09STATE130744EFFORTS BY CHINESE COMPANY TO PROVIDE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information indicating that as recently as November 2009, China's Maanshan Huntian Equipment Ltd. Company was attempting to supply several types of specialty steel to a North [...]
2009-12-23 21:15:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC MTCRE PREL CH KN
09STATE130917MALAYSIAN-BASED IRANIAN FRONT COMPANY SEEKS TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objective: The United States has information indicating that in late November 2009, the Malaysian firm Electronic Component Limited (ECL) attempted to buy five TRS-500 gyroscopes from the Chinese fir [...]
2009-12-24 15:02:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR CH MY
09STATE131382(U) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON AZERBAIJAN
[...] (S) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE CLOSELY FOLLOWING DEVELOPMENTS RELATED TO THE AZERI GOVERNMENT AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION POST CAN PROVIDE ON RELATIONSHIPS OF KEY NATIONAL POLITICAL FIGURES WITH PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV, AS TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT. SPECIFICALLY OF INTEREST ARE ANY INSI [...]
2009-12-28 22:31:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINR EFIN EINV PGOV PREL AJ
09STATE132155MESSAGE TO JUNTA ON JUSTICE FOR 28 SEP AND
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4 and 5. 2. (S/NF) Background: According to sensitive reporting (Ref A),acting president of the Guinean junta, General Sekouba Konate, has assessed that junta leader Captain Dadis Camara is physically unable to resume his duties. Th [...]
2009-12-30 23:31:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINS PREL PHUM PGOV EAID GV
09STATE132385(U) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON ALIYEV FAMILY
[...] (S) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE CLOSELY FOLLOWING THE ALIYEV GOVERNMENT AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION POST CAN PROVIDE ON PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV'S FAMILY, AS TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT. INDIVIDUALS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST INCLUDE FIRST LADY MEHRIBAN ALIYEVA, PRESIDENTIAL DAUGHTER LEYLA ALIY [...]
2009-12-31 15:40:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINR EFIN EINV PGOV AJ
09STATE13860SECRETARY'S FEBRUARY 6 MEETING WITH ALBANIAN PM
[...] (U) February 6, 2009; 11:30-12:00 p.m.; Washington, D.C., USA. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. THE SECRETARY EUR-STUART JONES ACTING A/S PA ROBERT WOOD NSC-KATHERINE HELGERSON EUR-JERRY ISMAIL-NTKR Albania PRIME MINISTER BERISHA AMBASSADOR SALLABANDA DCM COLLAKU FIRST EMBASSY SE [...]
2009-02-13 20:10:00Secretary of StateSECRETOVIP CLINTON HILLARY PGOV PREL NATO AL ENRG
09STATE13989UPDATE ON SUKHUMI RADIOACTIVE SOURCES.
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Tbilisi. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: As outlined in Ref A, the Government of Georgia (GOG) sought from Embassy Tbilisi additional information concerning the removal of highly radioactive sources in Sukhumi, Abkhazia. The GOG asked f [...]
2009-02-13 22:47:00Secretary of StateSECRETKNNP PARM PGOV PREL GG RS
09STATE13998REQUEST FOR MALAYSIA TO WITHDRAW CONDITIONAL
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Recent press reports have revealed that as of December 2008, Malaysia has granted Bank Mellat a license to operate in Malaysia's offshore financial center in Labuan. Bank Mellat provides bankin [...]
2009-02-13 23:02:00Secretary of StateSECRETKNNP MNUC IR GM ECON XB XC XE MY
09STATE14421(U) Secretary Clinton?s February 12, 2009,
[...] Classified by NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeff Feltman for reasons: 1.4 (b) & (d). 2. (U) February 12, 2009; 13:00 p.m.; Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman Egypt Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit Egyptian Ambassador to t [...]
2009-02-17 18:57:00Secretary of StateSECRETEG IS IR MEPP UN
09STATE14577ACTION REQUEST: RUSSIA S-300 MISSILE TO IRAN
[...] (SBU) This is an action request for Posts in Abu Dhabi, Amman, Cairo, Kuwait City, Manama, and Riyadh. Please see para 7. Summary and Background ------------------------------------------ 2. (C) Posts are requested to raise with appropriate government officials our concerns about Russia [...]
2009-02-18 00:30:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL RS BA KU AE EG JO IS IR
09STATE15118TERRORISM FINANCE: PROPOSAL TO LIST CHINESE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. 2. (S) Summary: The United States and the People's Republic of China intend to jointly sponsor a proposed listing with the UN 1267 sanctions committee of Chinese national Abdul Haq, aka Maimaitiming Maimaiti, the leader of the Eastern Turk [...]
2009-02-18 23:31:00Secretary of StateSECRETEFIN ETRD ETTC KTFN CH
09STATE15526(S) CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): DEMARCHE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S//NF) BACKGROUND: The French Delegation to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) called an informal meeting of the Close Allies to share information from Paris on an Iranian inspector who previously wor [...]
2009-02-19 20:25:00Secretary of StateSECRETCWC PARM PREL IR
09STATE15844MALAYSIA-BASED IRANIAN PROCUREMENT ENTITY SEEKS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Berlin, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Since mid-2008, the U.S. has on several occasions shared with Berlin information related to the efforts of Malaysian-based entities to acquire German- origin items on behalf of Iranian entities of proliferation [...]
2009-02-20 15:28:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA GE IR MY
09STATE16285IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 6-9. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General (DG) ElBaradei released his latest reports on the status of the IAEA's investigations into Iran and Syria's nuclear programs on 19 February 2 [...]
2009-02-22 20:18:00Secretary of StateSECRETKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY
09STATE17012INSTRUCTIONS ON MANAS
[...] (S) The Ambassador should seek an appointment with officials at the highest level possible who can speak authoritatively for President Bakiyev and convey the following points. 2. (S) Begin Talking Points: -- I am under instructions from the highest levels of my government to deliver a sp [...]
2009-02-24 18:44:00Secretary of StateSECRETMARR MOPS PGOV PREL KG
09STATE17212REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON CESIUM-137 SOURCE
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Tbilisi. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: According to Ref A, on 8 February 2009 Georgian customs officers discovered a radioactive source buried near the Kopitnari airport, approximately 50 meters from the side of the Kutaisi-Samtredia [...]
2009-02-24 23:12:00Secretary of StateSECRETKNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PARM PINR GG ZJ
09STATE17311(S) LETTER FROM SECRETARY CLINTON REGARDING 2003
[...] (U) Please deliver the following letter from Secretary Clinton to President Sargsian. There will be no signed original. Embassy Yerevan is requested to report response. 2. (Secret/Rel Armenia) Begin Letter: Dear Mr. President: Thank you for your recent message of congratulat [...]
2009-02-25 04:48:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC MASS OPDC PARM PREL AM
09STATE1756(S) ACTION REQUEST: KUWAITI HAMID AL-ALI
[...] (U) Action request in paragraph 3. 2. (U) Summary: In January 2007, the United Nations Security Council 1267 Committee designated Kuwaiti individual Hamid Al-Ali for providing financial support for al-Qaida affiliated groups seeking to commit acts of terrorism in Kuwait, Iraq and elsewher [...]
2009-01-08 16:11:00Secretary of StateSECRETPTER PREL ECON NL
09STATE1760IRISL AND OASIS FREIGHT AGENCY TO CHANGE NAMES IN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S/REL UAE, FRANCE, ITALY, GERMANY, UK, ISRAEL) The United States has information that as of mid-November 2008, the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and its UAE-based subsidiary, Oa [...]
2009-01-08 16:31:00Secretary of StateSECRETKNNP MNUC AE IR GM
09STATE17748INVITATION TO IRAQI DELEGATION TO ADDRESS U.S.
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (S) Embassy Baghdad delivered a demarche (reftel State 8721) on February 3 to the Government of Iraq (GOI) which urged action on the part of the GOI to address outstanding claims against it, including particularly claims of A [...]
2009-02-25 23:00:00Secretary of StateSECRETIZ KJUS PGOV PHUM PINS
09STATE18236PREVENTING IRAN'S ACQUISITION OF NAMIBIAN URANIUM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-26 22:38:00Secretary of StateSECRETEMIN ENRG ETTC IR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY AF
09STATE18863URGENT DEMARCHE: THREATENED INDIAN PEACEKEEPER
[...] (SBU) The Department requests Embassy Kinshasa seek a meeting as soon as possible with President Kabila to urge him to issue a statement in support of the Indian peacekeeping contingent in the UN Mission in the DRC (MONUC). The Department similarly requests Embassies Brussels, London and Pari [...]
2009-02-27 23:45:00Secretary of StateSECRETKPKO PREL PHUM UNSC CG IN
09STATE18868INFORMING NATO ALLIES OF POTENTIAL CHANGES TO
[...] (C) This is an action cable, see para 4. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: As part of the troop increase in Afghanistan ordered by the President (REF A),the United States will also significantly increase the number of Special Operations Forces (SOF) units. The new SOF units are needed in Afghanistan to [...]
2009-02-27 23:59:00Secretary of StateSECRETAF MARR MOPS NATO PREL
09STATE19370NEW INFORMATION ON IRANIAN PROCUREMENT NETWORK'S
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-03 14:52:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA IR MY GM SN
09STATE19390IRANIAN PROCUREMENT ENTITY SEEKS DANISH VIBRATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-03 15:07:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA IR MY DA
09STATE19783ADDITIONAL DETAILS REGARDING TRAVEL BY A
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Sanaa, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background, Purpose, and Objective: In May 2008, the United States shared information with the ROYG concerning planned travel by a Yemeni delegation to North Korea to meet with representatives from the North Ko [...]
2009-03-03 22:17:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL KN YM
09STATE20617IRANIAN PROCUREMENT FIRM CONTINUES EFFORTS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-05 15:42:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC BE IR MY
09STATE20624DUTCH FIRM SELLING UAV ENGINES TO IRANIAN DEALER
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background. The United States has information indicating that in October 2008, Iranian businessman Hamid Reihani established himself as a dealer for the Dutch gas turbine engine manufacturer AMT Netherlands. We also understand that in [...]
2009-03-05 15:52:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL MNUC ETTC MTCRE NL IR
09STATE21428COUNTERPROLIFERATION TASK FORCE PAPERS FOR UAE
[...] (U) Post is requested to deliver the three Counterproliferation Task Force (CTF) papers in para two to appropriate UAEG officials. Word versions of these papers will be sent via email to Post along with the CTF agenda. End action request. 2. (S//REL UAE) Begin CTF Papers: ---------- [...]
2009-03-06 22:35:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL KNNP MNUC AE
09STATE22002APPROACHING SIERRA LEONE ON PREVENTING IRAN'S
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 9-11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Iran,s limited indigenous supply of uranium makes it nearly impossible for Iran to continue its current pace of enrichment activity. As a consequence, Iran will likely be forced to reach out to foreign supplie [...]
2009-03-09 20:00:00Secretary of StateSECRETAF KNNP IR MNUC PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC
09STATE23142DEMARCHE REQUEST: INDIA AND LET 1267 DESIGNATIONS
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy New Delhi. See paragraph 3. 2. (S) India's UN mission told USUN (Ref ) that India is ready to move forward on UN 1267 designations for three Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LET) members; Masood Azhar, Azam Cheema, and Hafiz Abdul Rahman Makki. The U.S. is n [...]
2009-03-11 22:55:00Secretary of StateSECRETEFIN PTER IN
09STATE23178THE SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH INDIAN FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: In a friendly March 9 meeting with Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon, Secretary Clinton outlined her vision of a "stand-alone global partnership" with India. She and Menon discussed global issues (climate change, world economy, peacekeeping),regional issues (Pakistan, [...]
2009-03-12 03:03:00Secretary of StateSECRETOVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL PTER ENVR ECON
09STATE23624RESPONSE TO UK IRAN SANCTIONS ROUNDUP
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S/REL UK) The U.S. would like to provide the following information in response to questions from HMG regarding recent actions against Iranian proliferation-related entities. ------------------- [...]
2009-03-12 19:25:00Secretary of StateSECRETKNNP MNUC IR GM UK EFIN ECON XG XT
09STATE2425UAE-BASED FRONT COMPANY FOR IRANIAN PROCUREMENT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) The United States has information indicating that in November 2008, the United Arab Emirates-based entity Alkaen Equipment and Industrial Supplies LLC placed an order with Germany's MPS Electronic Vertriebs GmbH for a quantit [...]
2009-01-09 20:13:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM FR IR AE
09STATE2430IRANIAN FIRM SEEKING COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROLLER FOR USE WITH FILAMENT WINDING MACHINE (S)
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-09 20:22:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR
09STATE2506PRE-NOTIFICATION OF SANCTIONS: A.Q. KHAN AND
[...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Sanctions will be imposed under the Export Import Bank Act (EXIM),and Executive Orders (E.O.) 12938 and 13382 on two German citizens for their involvement in the A.Q. Khan nuclear proliferation [...]
2009-01-09 22:05:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC EFIN KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PINS GM
09STATE2508NONPROLIFERATION SANCTIONS: A.Q. KHAN AND
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Nonproliferation sanctions have been imposed under the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act (NPPA),the Export Import Bank Act (EXIM),and Executive Orders (E.O.) 12938 and 13382 on thirteen in [...]
2009-01-09 22:10:00Secretary of StateSECRETKNNP MNUC GM PREL PARM EFIN
09STATE2516PRE-NOTIFICATION OF SANCTIONS: A.Q. KHAN AND
[...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Sanctions will be imposed under the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act (NPPA),the Export Import Bank Act (EXIM),and Executive Order (E.O.) 12938 on two Malaysian citizens for involvement in [...]
2009-01-09 22:20:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL ETTC EFIN KNNP MNUC PARM PINS MY
09STATE2522PRE-NOTIFICATION OF SANCTIONS: A.Q. KHAN AND
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Sanctions will be imposed under the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act (NPPA),the Export Import Bank Act (EXIM),and Executive Orders (E.O.) 12938 and 13382 on two Pakistani citizens for thei [...]
2009-01-09 22:34:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC EFIN KNNP MNUC PARM PINS PREL PK
09STATE2533PRE-NOTIFICATION OF SANCTIONS: A.Q. KHAN AND
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Sanctions will be imposed under the Export Import Bank Act (EXIM) and Executive Orders (E.O.) 12938 and 13382 on a Swiss citizen for involvement in the A.Q. Khan nuclear proliferation network. [...]
2009-01-09 22:57:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC EFIN KNNP MNUC PARM PINS PREL SZ
09STATE2534PRE-NOTIFICATION OF SANCTIONS: A.Q. KHAN AND
[...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Sanctions will be imposed under the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act (NPPA),the Export Import Bank Act (EXIM),and Executive Orders (E.O.) 12938 and 13382 on one Sri Lankan citizen who is a [...]
2009-01-09 22:58:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC EFIN KNNP MNUC PARM PINS PREL CE
09STATE2540PRE-NOTIFICATION OF SANCTIONS: A.Q. KHAN AND
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Sanctions will be imposed under the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act (NPPA),the Export Import Bank Act (EXIM),and Executive Orders (E.O.) 12938 and 13382 on 13 individuals and three compan [...]
2009-01-09 23:08:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC EFIN KNNP MNUC PARM PINS PREL TC
09STATE2548PRE-NOTIFICATION OF SANCTIONS: A.Q. KHAN AND
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Sanctions will be imposed under the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act (NPPA),the Export Import Bank Act (EXIM),and Executive Orders (E.O.) 12938 and 13382 on two British citizens for their [...]
2009-01-09 23:19:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC EFIN KNNP MNUC PARM PINS PREL UK
09STATE2552NOTIFICATION OF SANCTIONS: A.Q. KHAN AND
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Sanctions have been imposed under the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act (NPPA),the Export Import Bank Act (EXIM),and Executive Orders (E.O.) 12938 and 13382 on 13 individuals and three companies f [...]
2009-01-09 23:36:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC EFIN KNNP MNUC PARM PINS PREL UNVIE
09STATE2556NOTIFICATION OF SANCTIONS: A.Q. KHAN AND
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Sanctions have been imposed under the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act (NPPA),the Export Import Bank Act (EXIM),and Executive Orders (E.O.) 12938 and 13382 on 13 individuals and three companie [...]
2009-01-09 23:48:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC EFIN KNNP MNUC PARM PINS PREL UNVIE
09STATE25689INFORMING BEIJING OF CHINESE FIRM LIMMT'S CONTINUED PROLIFERATION TO IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM (S)
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-18 13:20:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR
09STATE26167DEMARCHE TO GOI ON MEK/CAMP ASHRAF
[...] (S) Department concurs with post's assessment of the situation at Camp Ashraf and the need to approach the GOI regarding its handling of that situation (reftel). Embassy is instructed to convey a demarche to the Government of Iraq at the highest appropriate level regarding the treatment of t [...]
2009-03-19 00:10:00Secretary of StateSECRETIR IZ PHUM PTER PINR
09STATE26295SUBJECT: BELGIUM REQUESTS URGENT INFORMATION ON
[...] (S) This is an action request (see paragraphs 2 and 3) in response to a question from Werner Bauwens, Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, on GOB request (reftel) for USG views regarding a pending Belgian export license application for Iran. 2. (S) Although Bauwens did not [...]
2009-03-19 13:22:00Secretary of StateSECRETENRG ETTC KNNP KSCA MNUC PARM TRGY BE IR
09STATE26316PROVIDING FEEDBACK TO THE GOS ON THE EXPORT OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Madrid please see paragraph 5. SPAIN REQUESTS U.S. VIEWS ON EXPORT OF TUBES TO IRAN --------------------------------------------- ------- 2. (S) Background: Per Reftel, the Spanish interagency is currently reviewing an export license submitted b [...]
2009-03-19 13:45:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PERL ETTC MNUC TSPA SP IR
09STATE27296IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM SEEKS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 21:12:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA GE IR
09STATE27726(S) ALERTING TAIWAN TO TURKISH INTERMEDIARYS EFFORTS TO SUPPLY TAIWAN-ORIGIN MACHINE TOOLS TO IRAN
[...] This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: In October 2008, the U.S. alerted Taiwan that an intermediary in Turkey named Ak Makina was working to supply Taiwan-origin machine tools to Iran (Ref A). During the February 2009 U.S.-Taiwan Gameplan meetings in Ta [...]
2009-03-23 18:53:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL TW IR TU
09STATE27803(U) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON RUSSIAN EXPORT
[...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE INTERESTED IN ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING RUSSIAN EXPORT CONTROLS ON DUAL-USE ITEMS THAT COULD BE APPLICABLE TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS, BALLISTIC OR CRUISE MISSILES, BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS, CHEMICAL WEAPONS, OR ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS. ANALYSTS ARE HOPING TO DEVELOP IN [...]
2009-03-23 20:40:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINR PARM RS
09STATE27842USUN INSTRUCTIONS: ELEMENTS FOR DPRK LAUNCH
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (S) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests USUN use the elements of the draft Security Council resolution in paragraph 3 as a starting point to negotiate a Security Council resolution in the event of a missile launch by the DPRK. 3. (S) Some of the elemen [...]
2009-03-24 00:41:00Secretary of StateSECRETUNSC KNNP JA KN
09STATE27957(S) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE TURKISH
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Ankara, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background/Purpose/Objective: In January 2009, the United States alerted Turkish officials that Iran's Machine Sazi Tabriz was working with the Turkish firm Ak Makina to procure Taiwan-origin machine tools (Re [...]
2009-03-24 13:26:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL TW IR TU
09STATE28283(S) ALERTING THE ROK TO EFFORTS BY A TURKISH
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Seoul, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Purpose/Objective: The United States has information that in late 2008 and early 2009, the Turkey-based intermediary Ak Makina was working to supply Iran's Ardalan Machineries Company with a variety [...]
2009-03-24 20:51:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL IR TU KS
09STATE29201JOINT US-UK-FRANCE DEMARCHE TO MALAYSIA ON BANK
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (C) The UK and France share U.S. concerns that the opening of a subsidiary of Iran's state-owned Bank Mellat in Malaysia's Labuan Offshore Financial Center could allow Iran [...]
2009-03-26 17:11:00Secretary of StateSECRETEFIN ETTC KNNP IR UK XB XC MY
09STATE29395(S) ALERTING SPAIN TO TURKISH INTERMEDIARY'S EFFORTS TO SUPPLY SPANISH-ORIGIN MACHINE TOOLS TO IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-26 20:46:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL TW IR SP
09STATE2997TAIWAN COMPANY POSSIBLY SUPPLYING MACHINE TOOLS
[...] This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: In April 2008, we alerted Taiwan authorities that the Taiwan firm Euma-Spinner Corporation was negotiating the sale of a machine tool controlled by the Wassenaar Arrangement and Nuclear Suppliers Group to a [...]
2009-01-12 20:14:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL TW PK
09STATE30001ADVISING BEIJING OF PAKISTANI ENTITY'S INTEREST
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information indicating that in late January 2009, Pakistan's Intralink Incorporated sought a quote from the Chinese firm Suzhou Testing Instrument Factory for an electrodyna [...]
2009-03-27 21:09:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC CH PK
09STATE30007ADVISING THE PRC OF BEIJING FIRM'S OFFER OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information indicating that in February 2009, China's Beijing Tianlianxing Scientific Ltd. offered 1,000 kg of specialty steel to Pakistan's Aginel Enterprises, an entity as [...]
2009-03-27 21:16:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC CH PK
09STATE30009PROBLEMS WITH UNDP'S ANTI-CORRUPTION PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-27 21:25:00Secretary of StateSECRETECON IO IZ KCOR PGOV
09STATE30022ALTERNATIVES TO MANAS AIRBASE
[...] (S) Department requests that all action addressees draw on the objectives and background below to assess the receptivity of the governments of Bahrain, Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to U.S. use of, respectively, Isa Air Base, al-Masirah, al-Thumrait (and potentially limited support at [...]
2009-03-27 23:23:00Secretary of StateSECRETAE MU KG BA MARR MOPS PGOV PREL
09STATE30895(U) KUDOS FOR BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING JANUARY -
[...] (C) INR/B CONTINUES TO BE AMAZED AND PLEASED WITH THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING PRODUCED BY POST. INR/B RELIES HEAVILY ON POST,S REPORTING IN PULLING TOGETHER BIOGRAPHIC REPORTS ON KAZAKHSTANI OFFICIALS FOR USE BY US POLICYMAKERS. REFS A-J AMOUNT TO MERELY A SAMPLE OF POS [...]
2009-03-31 18:35:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINR KZ
09STATE30962SPANISH FIRM SHIPS ADDITIONAL CONSIGNMENT OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Madrid please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: In mid-January, we shared with the Spanish government information indicating a business relationship between the Spanish firm Aceros IMS and several firms that believe could be acting on behalf of t [...]
2009-03-31 19:19:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA SP SY
09STATE31102REQUESTING SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) As announced by the President on March 27, the United States Government has concluded its Afghanistan- Pakistan Strategic Review (Ref A). The conclusions of the Strategic Review -- informed by consultations with the Governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan, NATO Allies, International Secur [...]
2009-04-01 00:55:00Secretary of StateSECRETNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09STATE314DEMARCHE: MUMBAI ATTACK INFORMATION-SHARING
[...] (S) By the opening of business in New Delhi, Saturday, January 3, 2009, post will have received additional information about the November 2008 Mumbai attacks. The Embassy is authorized to provide this information - which originated with the government of Pakistan and is being transferred with its [...]
2009-01-03 02:07:00Secretary of StateSECRETPTER IN PK
09STATE31434TRANSFER OF GERMAN-ORIGIN ITEMS TO IRANIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-01 16:26:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL MNUC GM IR
09STATE32269IRANIAN UAV PROGRAM SEEKING JAPANESE-ORIGIN ITEMS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: Since the summer of 2007, we have discussed with Japanese officials the efforts of entities acting on behalf of Iran's unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program to acquire SSPS105 and PS050 servo-actuat [...]
2009-04-02 21:32:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR IT
09STATE32920INDIAN FIRM PROVIDING MTCR-CONTROLLED ALUMINUM
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information indicating that as of February 2009, the Indian firm Sri Kaliswari Metal Powders Ltd. and Iran's SARA Company had negotiated the sale of fifty metric tons of aluminum powder on b [...]
2009-04-03 20:24:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA IN IR
09STATE32944ADDITIONAL REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON CESIUM-137
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Tbilisi. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: According to Ref A, the Georgian government has successfully recovered the four cesium-137 sources found near Kopitnari Airport. We are pleased that the Georgians recovered the sources, but ar [...]
2009-04-03 21:35:00Secretary of StateSECRETKNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PARM PINR GG ZJ
09STATE32985MANAS: GRANT OF AUTHORITY
[...] (S) In response to REFTEL request, Manas base negotiator Ambassador Jackson McDonald is authorized to make a tactical shift and move discussions with the Kyrgyz delegation from seeking continued access to the Manas base to discussing an orderly withdrawal from the base without further approval [...]
2009-04-04 03:00:00Secretary of StateSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09STATE33031RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN TAEPO-DONG 2 LAUNCH
[...] (U) This is an action request for all posts. At the discretion of Ambassadors, all posts are requested to deliver the points in para 2 below giving USG reaction to North Korea's launch of a long-range missile referred to by the United States as the Taepo-Dong 2. All posts are also requested [...]
2009-04-05 09:27:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PARM KNNP KN
09STATE33655US-ARMENIA JOINT ACTION PLAN: SIGNING AND
[...] (S) This is an action request. Embassy Yerevan please see para 13. (Note: This cable is being resent to fix formatting errors in the original. End note) 2. (S) SUMMARY: On March 27, 2009, EUR A/S Fried and Armenian Ambassador Markarian signed the "Joint Action Plan Between the Governmen [...]
2009-04-07 12:27:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC PARM PINR IR AM
09STATE3403(S) ALERTING TURKEY TO EFFORTS BY IRAN TO ACQUIRE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Ankara, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information that in June 2008, the Iranian company Machine Sazi Tabriz was seeking to procure Taiwan-origin machine tools through two Turkish companies. We believe Machine Sazi Tabriz [...]
2009-01-13 20:19:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL TW IR TU
09STATE34041(S) FOLLOWING UP ON SUSPECTED IRANIAN ARMS
[...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: We recently demarched Cairo and Amman (REFS A & C) on possible Iranian attempts to smuggle arms or related material to Hamas on Sudanese aircraft that may transit Egyptian and/or Jordanian airspace on their way from Syria to Sudan. We asked both to consider denying overflight [...]
2009-04-07 19:51:00Secretary of StateSECRETEG ETTC IR JO PARM PREL SU SY
09STATE34336NIAG 9028: ENTITY WITH TIES TO IRAN'S NUCLEAR
[...] (S//REL Germany) SUMMARY: We have received information that the Iranian entity Rahtess Construction Company has approached the German firm Mit-Weimar in order to procure 1800 stainless steel valves on behalf of the Iranian company Rahkar-E Sanaye-Ye Novin, a front company for the Atomic Energ [...]
2009-04-08 14:22:00Secretary of StateSECRETGM IR MNUC PARM PREL
09STATE34650U.S. POLICY ON POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT IN IRAQ
[...] (C) SUMMARY. This cable describes the new U.S. policy on political engagement in Iraq. It should be read in the context of President Obama's February 27 speech at Camp Lejeune, in which he detailed plans for the drawdown and change of mission of U.S. troops in Iraq. It is provided as policy [...]
2009-04-08 22:03:00Secretary of StateSECRETPGOV PREL IZ
09STATE34688(U) Secretary Clinton's April 7, 2009 meeting
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-09 04:22:00Secretary of StateSECRETOVIP CLINTON HILLARY UAE
09STATE34777MARCH 19 COUNTERPROLIFERATION TASK FORCE
[...] (U) Post is requested to deliver the nonpapers in para 13 to appropriate host country government officials. End action request. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) The fourth U.S. ) UAE Counterproliferation Task Force (CTF) was held on March 19 in Abu Dhabi at the level of Assistant Secre [...]
2009-04-09 12:54:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL KNNP MNUC XB ZP ZO AE
09STATE34795SANCTIONS NOTIFICATION: DESIGNATION OF KARL LEE,
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 4. ------------------ BACKGROUND/SUMMARY ------------------ 2. (U) Summary: On April 7, 2009, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") designated Karl Lee, the commercial manager o [...]
2009-04-09 13:28:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR
09STATE34798IRANIAN PROCUREMENT ENTITY USES ITALIAN FIRM AS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Rome, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information indicating that in mid-February 2009, Iran's Farazeh Equipment Distributor Company (FEDCO) sought servo-actuators manufactured by the Japanese firm Tonegawa-Seiko via [...]
2009-04-09 13:34:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR IT
09STATE35237MANAS: GRANT OF AUTHORITY TO CONCLUDE AGREEMENTS
[...] (S) Background: This is an action request; please see paragraphs 3 and 4. Deputy Secretary Steinberg approved C-175 authority on April 9 to negotiate and conclude the status of forces agreement and the agreement specific to the Manas Transit Center (provided that the status of forces agreem [...]
2009-04-10 00:14:00Secretary of StateSECRETMARR MOPS PGOV PREL KG
09STATE35745A/S SHANNON'S MEETINGS WITH ECUADORIAN OFFICIALS
[...] Summary. (S/NF) On April 1, A/S Shannon met Ecuadorian Justice Minister Jalkh, Vice Foreign Minister Pozo, and other GOE officials to discuss GOE accusations that an embassy official had taken actions to destabilize the government of Ecuador. Making clear the GOE's desire to work with the USG [...]
2009-04-10 19:05:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PINR SNAR EC
09STATE36734ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER MEETS WITH PALITHA
[...] (C) Summary: On April 10, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher met with Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona regarding the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka. Boucher told Kohona that the Sri Lankan Army must halt the continued shelling of the safe z [...]
2009-04-14 19:18:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PHUM KDEM CE
09STATE36825(S) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON SHIPMENT OF UAVS
[...] (S//NF) On March 25, we alerted Turkey to Iranian plans to ship unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Venezuela (ref C). The GOT expressed appreciation for the information and promised to share it with select officials in other agencies at a previously-scheduled GOT interagency export control taskforc [...]
2009-04-14 21:17:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL MASS ETTC TU VE IR
09STATE36834ALERTING GERMANY TO A SHIPMENT OF UAVS FROM IRAN
[...] (S/NF) On March 25, we alerted Turkey to Iranian plans to ship unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Venezuela (REF A). The GOT expressed appreciation for the information and promised to share it with select officials on that same day. Turkish officials agreed to take the necessary action to prev [...]
2009-04-14 21:44:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL MASS ETTC GE TU VE IR
09STATE36855(S) DPRK PROLIFERATION-RELATED TRANSACTION IN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) On April 14, Treasury U/S Stuart Levey and ISN Acting DAS Tony Foley met with Singapore DCM Ong to deliver the points in paragraph 4. Under separate cover, Singapore De [...]
2009-04-14 23:48:00Secretary of StateSECRETEFIN ETTC KNNP IR PREL PARM XF LE KN SN
09STATE36864(C) DEMARCHE TO CHINA CONCERNING DESIGNATION OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) The objectives of this demarche are to: -- Encourage China to work together with us to facilitate U.S.-proposed designations in the DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") of entities and goods tied to the DPRK's proscribed WMD and missile-relat [...]
2009-04-15 00:34:00Secretary of StateSECRETUNSC PARM KN CH KNNP
09STATE37478NIAG 9041: IRANIAN ENTITIES ASSOCIATED WITH
[...] (S) We have received information that Iranian entities with ties to Iran's missile program seek to procure Japanese-origin diesel generators, ostensibly for a planned light-water moderated nuclear reactor to be built near Darkhovin, Iran. While Iran is not prohibited from constructing light- [...]
2009-04-16 12:49:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL MNUC IR JA
09STATE38028INVITATION TO THE 5TH EAST AFRICA RSI MEETING
[...] (U) We are pleased to invite you to the next session of the Counterterrorism Regional Strategic Initiative for East Africa in Nairobi, Kenya on May 21, 2009. Join us in discussions to identify priority policy and programmatic recommendations, and share counterterrorism lessons learned on issu [...]
2009-04-16 22:19:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PTER ASEC PINR PGOV CN DJ ER ET MP
09STATE380361267/TERRORISM: GUIDANCE REGARDING YEMENI
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Per reftel, Yemeni Perm Rep Abdullah Alsaidi on April 2 told USUN Ambassador DiCarlo that Yemen is prepared to submit a travel ban exemption request to the 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban sanctions) Committee to [...]
2009-04-16 23:02:00Secretary of StateSECRETEFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC XA
09STATE38619CONFIRMING USG OFFER ON EGYPT ASSISTANCE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) The Department appreciates the Ambassador's efforts to consult with the GOE about the way forward on Economic Support Funds (ESF),per ref A. Please continue conversations with the GOE with the [...]
2009-04-18 02:00:00Secretary of StateSECRETEAID EFIN PREL PHUM EG
09STATE38943ALERTING GOR OF DELIVERY OF SEIZED HEU DURING
[...] (S) This is an action request for Embassy Moscow regarding the delivery by FBI Director Mueller of a requested sample of seized highly-enriched uranium (HEU) to appropriate Russian authorities. Please see para 3. Embassy Tbilisi see para 5. 2. (S) Background: Over two years ago Russia r [...]
2009-04-20 15:32:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL KNNP MNUC GG RS
09STATE3902RUSSIAN UPDATE ON SUKHUMI RADIOACTIVE SOURCES
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassies Tbilisi and Moscow. See para 6. 2. (C) In response to Ref A request for GOR update on the status of radiation sources that had been located in Sukhumi, working-level Russian MFA contacts were unable to provide definitive information about these s [...]
2009-01-14 21:26:00Secretary of StateSECRETKNNP PARM PGOV PREL GG RS
09STATE3943(S) NIAG 8233: TRANSFER OF MARAGING STEEL FROM CHINA TO IRAN
[...] (S//REL China) We have received information that XXXXXXXXXXXX associated with XXXXXXXXXXXX was making arrangements with Chinese entity XXXXXXXXXXXX to purchase maraging steel. The steel was to be partially machined in order to disguise it as mechanical parts in order to evade Chinese customs offici [...]
2009-01-14 23:15:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL MNUC IR CH
09STATE40237UKRAINE: REPORTING ON THE FEBRUARY 24-25, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-22 18:23:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC PARM PREL EWWT PHSA UP
09STATE40424(S) KUDOS FOR BURMA'S GENERALS: STARTING THE
[...] (S) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATE REFTEL COVERAGE OF SENIOR BURMESE MILITARY LEADERSHIP. WHILE ALMOST ALL OF THE INFORMATION - ASIDE FROM THE RECOMMENDATIONS - IS AVAILABLE THROUGH VARIOUS REPORTING STREAMS OVER THE YEARS, TO HAVE IT CONSOLIDATED IN SUCH A SUCCINCT, COMPREHENSIVE CABLE IS V [...]
2009-04-22 21:15:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINR PGOV PREL BM
09STATE40433(U) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON RUSSIAN FSVTS AND
[...] (S) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATED REFTELS FROM POST ON RUSSIA'S FEDERAL SERVICE FOR MILITARY TECHNICAL COOPERATION (FSVTS) AND ROSOBORONEXPORT (ROE). ANALYSTS IN PARTICULAR APPRECIATED SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON THE APPROVAL PROCESS FOR RUSSIAN ARMS TRANSFERS, RUSSIA'S DECISIONMAKING [...]
2009-04-22 21:34:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINR EIND ETRD ETTC MASS PGOV PREL RS
09STATE4103(S) POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN SHIPMENT OF
[...] (S) We have received information that a delegation from the North Korean weapons trading firm Korea Mining and Development Corporation, or KOMID, will travel to Sub-Saharan Africa. We believe, based on the timing, that this trip is likely related to a shipment en route to the region aboard [...]
2009-01-15 15:37:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL MNUC AO CG SF KN
09STATE4104SYRIAN ENTITY OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN SEEKS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background and Objectives: The U.S. has information indicating that in early 2008, Syria's Industrial Solutions placed an order with the Chinese firm Shanghai Yuanshan Industry and Trade Company for a consignm [...]
2009-01-15 15:39:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA CH SY
09STATE41047SYRIAN MISSILE ENTITY SEEKING MACHINE TOOL PARTS
[...] This is an action request. Embassy Stockholm, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information indicating that the Syrian firm Handasieh recently sought to replace or exchange broken parts of a milling machine from the Swedish firm Abene Machine AB. We also [...]
2009-04-23 20:45:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL SW SY
09STATE41125GUIDANCE FOR A/S GOTTEMOELLER AT U.S./RUSSIA
[...] (SBU) Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, Rose Gottemoeller, will hold talks regarding a START follow-on agreement with Russian MFA Director of Security and Disarmament Affairs Anatoliy Antonov, as proposed in Reftel. Accompanying A/S Gottemoeller will be Dr. [...]
2009-04-24 01:20:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL KACT START JCIC US RS
09STATE4134SPANISH METAL MERCHANT SUPPLIES SYRIAN ENTITIES OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN (S)
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-15 16:35:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC MNUC MTCR PARM PREL SP SY TSPA
09STATE4159IRANIAN PROCUREMENT NETWORK CONTINUES EFFORTS TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Berlin please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background and Objectives: In early October 2008, we shared with German officials information indicating that Malaysia's Evertop Services and its Iran-based parent company, Farazeh Equipment Distributor Company [...]
2009-01-15 17:24:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM ETTC MNUC TSPA IR MY GM
09STATE42999SHIPMENT OF JAPANESE-ORIGIN CHEMICAL USED IN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: The United States has information that as of late April 2009, a consignment of over 210 metric tons of toluene diisocyanate (TDI) was scheduled to be loaded on the Islamic Republic of Ira [...]
2009-04-28 20:49:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR
09STATE4367UPDATES TO JORDAN 123 AGREEMENT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-8. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Washington looks forward to finalizing the text of the proposed U.S.-Jordan nuclear cooperation agreement, agreed ad ref in February 2008, and preparing it for signature as soon as appropriate. As [...]
2009-01-15 23:00:00Secretary of StateSECRETKNNP JO
09STATE44606INTERMEDIARY SEEKS PRESSURE TRANSMITTERS FROM
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Berlin please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background and Objectives: The United States has information indicating that in late October 2008, the German firm Armaturenbau GmbH offered 200 pressure transmitters to the Iranian firm Bokhar Niro Company. Bo [...]
2009-05-01 18:27:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCR PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA IR GM
09STATE44624RESPONDING TO GOJ QUESTIONS ABOUT IRANIAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: Since the summer of 2007, we have discussed with Japanese officials the efforts of entities acting on behalf of Iran's unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program to acquire SSPS105 and PS050 servo-actuat [...]
2009-05-01 18:55:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR IT
09STATE44852SHIELD S13-08: CHINESE FIRMS PROVIDE HYDROFLUORIC
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S//NF) BACKGROUND: The U.S. has obtained information indicating that Chinese firms have provided a key chemical weapons (CW) precursor and assistance with operating a chemical manufacturing plant to Iran. In July 2008, Shenzhen [...]
2009-05-04 12:23:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL ETTC CH IR
09STATE45204IRANIAN FIRM SEEKING CONTROLLED MACHINE TOOL ACCESSORIES FROM A COMPANY IN TAIWAN (S)
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-04 20:46:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL TW IR
09STATE45230SHIPMENT OF IRANIAN-ORIGIN TACTICAL VEHICLES
[...] (S//REL Italy) Italian authorities detained a shipment of Iranian-origin tactical vehicles destined for Syria in June 2006. We have obtained information suggesting that the shippers of this cargo believe Italian authorities intend to release the shipment, allowing them to complete the delive [...]
2009-05-04 21:48:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC IR IT PARM PREL
09STATE46302DEMARCHE: IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION
[...] (C) Department requests Embassy to urge host government to vote for Ambassador Yukiya Amano of Japan for Director General (DG) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Ambassador Amano is the best qualified candidate for Director General and the USG's preferred choice to lead the Ag [...]
2009-05-06 23:50:00Secretary of StateSECRETAORC KNNP IAEA PREL
09STATE46713SOUTH KOREA WANTS TO STRENGTHEN NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During a May 1 working lunch, Verification, Compliance, and Implementation (VCI) Assistant Secretary Rose Gottemoeller and Republic of Korea (ROK) Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) Joon Oh discussed further strengthening the international nonproliferation regime, coping with the North [...]
2009-05-07 19:10:00Secretary of StateSECRETKNNP PREL KN KS
09STATE47099RESPONSE TO LICENSING AUTHORITY OF SWEDEN ABOUT
[...] (U) This is an action message. The Department requests that the Embassy at the earliest opportunity approach the appropriate official in Sweden's Inspectorate of Strategic Products, as per paragraph 4 below, to relate our response regarding Wassenaar Arrangement notification US2008 [...]
2009-05-08 15:50:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC KSTC PARM PREL PTER SW
09STATE4887DALIAN SUNNY INDUSTRIES/LIMMT AND BELLAMAX -
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: On January 15, 2009, Acting Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, John C. Rood, having determined that sanctionable activity within the meaning of U.S. missile sanctions l [...]
2009-01-16 22:42:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC CH IR
09STATE49495Secretary Clinton's May 7, 2009 Meeting with
[...] Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried. Reason: 1.4 (d) 2. (U) May 7, 2009; 12:00pm; Washington, DC, United States. 3. (S) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Under Secretary Burns NSC Senior Russia Director McFaul EUR Assistant Secretary Fried Ambassador Beyrle PA DAS [...]
2009-05-14 18:43:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PGOV
09STATE50119IRANIAN MODAFL AFFILIATE SEEKS SWISS-ORIGIN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Berlin please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background and Objectives: The United States has information indicating that as of mid-March 2009, Iran's Shiraz Electronics Industries (SEI) was seeking several digital magnetic compasses manufactured by the S [...]
2009-05-15 18:49:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA IR GM SZ
09STATE50120SWISS-ORIGIN DIGITAL MAGNETIC COMPASSES SOUGHT BY
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Bern please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background and Objectives: The United States has information indicating that as of mid-March 2009, Iran's Shiraz Electronics Industries (SEI) was seeking several digital magnetic compasses manufactured by the Swi [...]
2009-05-15 18:49:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA IR GM SZ
09STATE50258CONTINUING COOPERATION BETWEEN NORTH KOREA'S
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Sanaa, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background, Purpose, and Objective: In May 2008, the United States shared information with the ROYG concerning planned travel by a Yemeni delegation to North Korea to meet with representatives from the North Kor [...]
2009-05-15 21:45:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL KN YM
09STATE50260(S) IRAN'S MISSILE PROGRAM ACQUIRES MACHINE TOOLS FROM ROK VIA TURKISH INTERMEDIARY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-15 22:06:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL IR TU KS
09STATE50910U.S. NON-PAPER ON ELEMENTS OF A START FOLLOW-ON
[...] (SBU) Background: A U.S. delegation led by Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, Rose Gottemoeller, is scheduled to begin negotiations regarding a START follow-on agreement with a Russian delegation led by Russian MFA Director of Security and Disarmament Affair [...]
2009-05-19 02:18:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE50911GUIDANCE FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO THE U.S./RUSSIA
[...] (U) Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, Rose Gottemoeller, is scheduled to begin negotiations regarding a START follow-on agreement with Russian MFA Director of Security and Disarmament Affairs Anatoliy Antonov, during meetings of the U.S. and Russian Delegati [...]
2009-05-19 02:19:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE51076SECRETARY CLINTON'S MAY 14, 2009 CONVERSATION
[...] (SBU) May 14, 2009; 2:30 p.m.; Washington, D.C. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Glyn T. Davies, EAP Acting A/S Ian Kelly, Spokesman Joe McManus, Executive Assistant Daniel Bischof, EAP/MTS (Notetaker) MALAYSIA FM Anifah Aman Mohd. Radzi Abdul Rahman, Foreign Affairs D [...]
2009-05-19 14:32:00Secretary of StateSECRETOVIP CLINTON HILLARY PGOV PREL ECON MY
09STATE51405U.S. POLICY ON IRAQI REFUGEES AND DISPLACED
[...] (C) SUMMARY. This cable describes the new U.S. policy on assisting Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs). It expands upon the objectives described by the President in his February 27 speech in which he committed to helping the millions of displaced Iraqis inside Iraq and in [...]
2009-05-19 23:00:00Secretary of StateSECRETPGOV PHUM PREF PREL SY JO IZ
09STATE52096PROPOSAL FOR TRANSPORTING SAMPLE OF URANIUM FROM
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Bratislava. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: Per REF A, the Government of Slovakia (GOS) has confirmed that it is willing to share with the United States a sample of the natural uranium it seized in November 2007. 3. (S//REL TO USA, [...]
2009-05-21 14:14:00Secretary of StateSECRETASEC KCRM KNNP PARM PINR PREL PTER LO XG XH
09STATE52206PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK TO THE GOJ ON
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: Since the summer of 2007, we have discussed with Japanese officials the efforts of entities acting on behalf of Iran's unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program to acquire SSPS105 and PS050 servo-actuat [...]
2009-05-21 16:36:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR CH
09STATE52348IRISL CONTINUING EVASIVE ACTIVITIES IN MALTA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-21 18:49:00Secretary of StateSECRETEFIN ETTC KNNP IR UK MT PREL PARM FR
09STATE52512GOI'S RELEASE OF IRANIAN-ORIGIN TACTICAL VEHICLES
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The USG received information on 18 May that the GOI had released a cargo of Iranian-origin tactical vehicles, destined for Syria, that Italian customs officials had seized in 2006. The vehicles were suspected of being part of a ground-based electronic warfare system. When ap [...]
2009-05-21 21:29:00Secretary of StateSECRETEUR ISN NEA
09STATE53356INDIAN GRAPHITE SUPPLIER AGAIN DOING BUSINESS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: In October 2007, we shared with the government of India information related to the supply by the Indian firm XXXXXXXXXXXX of high-density MTCR-controlled graphite to Iran's Ward Company (Refs A & B). We later advised the G [...]
2009-05-26 14:23:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA IN IR
09STATE55556JCIC-XXXIV-GUIDANCE-001 -- OMNIBUS GUIDANCE
[...] (U) These instructions must be received by the JCIC Delegation in Geneva by opening of business June 8, 2009, for use during the JCIC session that convenes that day. The United States proposed that the Parties meet for JCIC-XXXIV (State 043464) and the Russian Federation accepted (State 04648 [...]
2009-05-30 00:32:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE57279PROPOSAL FOR FURTHER SENIOR LEVEL DISCUSSIONS ON
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (S) SUMMARY. A U.S. interagency delegation led by Ambassador Stephen Mull met with a Russian interagency delegation headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov on ballistic missile defense and U.S.-Russia Joint Data Exchange Center (JDEC) [...]
2009-06-03 20:41:00Secretary of StateSECRETMARR PREL PARM KTIA RS
09STATE57901JDEC/PLNS NON-PAPER: "RARE EXCEPTIONS" FOR
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY. On May 28, 2009, in Moscow, a U.S. interagency delegation led by Ambassador Stephen Mull met with a Russian interagency delegation chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov. The agenda focused on bilateral ballistic missi [...]
2009-06-04 22:53:00Secretary of StateSECRETMARR PARM PREL KTIA RS
09STATE58248CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): U.S. COMMENTS
[...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 3. 2. (U) The primary means by which the Technical Secretariat (T.S.) provides information to States Parties on implementation of Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) verification requirements is the Verification Implementation Report (VIR). Annual [...]
2009-06-05 19:03:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL CWC OPCW
09STATE58439JCIC-XXXIV GUIDANCE-002: ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE
[...] (U) This is the second tranche of guidance for JCIC-XXXIV. These instructions must be received by the JCIC Delegation in Geneva by opening of business June 8, 2009, for use during the JCIC session that convenes that day. JCIC-XXXIV-GUIDANCE-001 (Omnibus Guidance) is contained in Reftel. [...]
2009-06-06 02:24:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE58742NATIONAL COORDINATED MEASURES MEETING WITH EU4,
[...] (S/NF) ISN Acting Assistant Secretary C. S. Eliot Kang and Department of Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crime, Daniel Glaser, met in Paris on May 14, 2009 with officials from France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy on the Coordinated National Me [...]
2009-06-08 16:18:00Secretary of StateSECRETEFIN PARM PREL ENRG IR
09STATE5968(S) SHIPMENT OF MILITARY-RELATED ITEMS FROM IRAN
[...] (S) The M/V MONCHEGORSK, a Cypriot-flagged vessel chartered by Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) is carrying Iranian-origin military-related cargo from Bandar Abbas, Iran to Tartous, Syria. A boarding party from a U.S. Navy warship boarded and inspected the vessel on two separat [...]
2009-01-22 22:35:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL MNUC IR SY CY
09STATE60143PAKISTANI WMD/MISSILE ENTITY SEEKS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Kyiv please see para 3. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: The United States has information indicating that as of late March 2009, Pakistan's National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM) - the entity responsible for Pakistan's WMD and missil [...]
2009-06-11 14:20:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC PARM PREL MTCRE MNUC UP PK
09STATE60331ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON INVITING IRANIAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (U) This cable provides additional guidance on ref A permission for posts to invite representatives of the Government of Iran to July 4 events. Posts may invite Iranian officials at the level of Chief of Mission or below at their discre [...]
2009-06-11 17:51:00Secretary of StateSECRETODIP PREL IR
09STATE60334IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 6-10. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General (DG) ElBaradei released his latest reports on the status of the IAEA's investigations into Iran and Syria's nuclear programs on 5 June 2009. [...]
2009-06-11 17:54:00Secretary of StateSECRETKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY
09STATE60343U.S. NON-PAPER ON STRATEGIC NUCLEAR DELIVERY
[...] (U) Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, Rose Gottemoeller, during continuing negotiations regarding a START follow-on treaty with Russian MFA Director of Security and Disarmament Affairs Anatoliy Antonov, undertook to provide to the Russian Federation a U.S. n [...]
2009-06-11 18:20:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL KACT START JCIC US KTIA RS
09STATE60487U.S.-PROPOSED TEXT OF A JOINT UNDERSTANDING
[...] (U) Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, Rose Gottemoeller, during continuing negotiations regarding a START follow-on treaty with Russian MFA Director of Security and Disarmament Affairs Anatoliy Antonov, undertook to provide to the Russian Federation the U.S. [...]
2009-06-11 20:48:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL KACT START JCIC US KTIA RS
09STATE60946(C) KUDOS AND FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS ON
[...] (S) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE EXCELLENT REFTEL ON ITALIAN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS, A TOPIC OF GREAT ANALYTIC INTEREST. REFTEL WAS EXTREMELY HELPFUL IN PROVIDING INSIGHT INTO THE ITALIAN-RUSSIAN RELATIONSHIP FROM MOSCOW'S PERSPECTIVE, AND WILL BE USED IN A NUMBER OF FORTHCOMING ANALYT [...]
2009-06-12 16:03:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINR ENRG EPET PGOV PREL RS
09STATE60952(U) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON HAMADA MEETING
[...] (S) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS FOUND REFTEL ON PACOM COMMANDER KEATING'S APRIL 20 MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER HAMADA TO BE PARTICULARLY HELPFUL. POST PROVIDED VALUABLE INSIGHT ON HAMADA'S WILLINGNESS TO DISCUSS JAPANESE LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE DPRK'S APRIL TD-II MISSILE LAUNCH WITH US OFFICIALS. [...]
2009-06-12 16:10:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINR MARR PARM PREL JA
09STATE61156(S) RESPONDING TO TAIWAN ON QUESTIONS REGARDING
[...] This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: In March 2009, the United States requested that Taiwan investigate efforts by the Turkey-based company Ak Makina to supply Iran's Ardalan Machineries Company with a variety of machine tools produced by comp [...]
2009-06-12 20:56:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL TW IR TU
09STATE61326(S)DEMARCHE TO CHINA CONCERNING TRANSFER OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paras 5-6. 2. (S) The objectives of this demarche are to: -- Inform China of the U.S. decision to release four Uighur detainees at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility to Bermuda for resettlement. Explain that repatriation is [...]
2009-06-14 18:21:00Secretary of StateSECRETMOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KAWC KISL KPAO CH
09STATE61832GUIDANCE FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO THE U.S./RUSSIA
[...] (U) Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, Rose Gottemoeller, is scheduled to continue negotiations regarding a START follow-on treaty with Russian MFA Director of Security and Disarmament Affairs Anatoliy Antonov, during meetings of the U.S. and Russian Delegati [...]
2009-06-16 00:54:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL KACT START JCIC US KTIA RS
09STATE62909DEMARCHE: ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Arab and Palestinian reaction to PM Netanyahu's June14 speech has focused entirely on the negative, without acknowledging PM Netanyahu's recognition of a future Palestinian state as a significant step, or recogniz [...]
2009-06-17 23:03:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PGOV KPAL XF EAID
09STATE6399MALAYSIAN BROKER SEEKING JAPANESE-ORIGIN SERVO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background/Purpose/Objective: Since August 2007, the U.S. has discussed with Japan efforts by Iran's unmanned aerial vehicle program (UAV) to procure equipment produced by the Japanese firm Tonegawa-Seiko using [...]
2009-01-23 21:18:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR
09STATE64621AFGHANISTAN - DOSTUM´S ROLE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. Post is requested to provide a response by close of business Wednesday, June 24. 2. (SBU) Abdul Rashid Dostum left Afghanistan for Turkey in 2008, following the Akbar Boi incident in Kabul. He has remained largely out of the Afghan public spo [...]
2009-06-22 22:31:00Secretary of StateSECRETAF PREL PGOV
09STATE64643GUIDANCE FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO U.S./RUSSIA
[...] (U) Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, Rose Gottemoeller, is scheduled to head the U.S. delegation in continuing negotiations regarding a START follow-on treaty with Russian MFA Director of Security and Disarmament Affairs Anatoliy Antonov, in Geneva, Switzer [...]
2009-06-23 01:50:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL KACT KTIA START JCIC US RS
09STATE65286(S) POSSIBLE PAYMENT TO JAPANESE FIRM FROM
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information indicating that, as of September 2008, the Myanmar branch of the Korea Mining Development General Trading Corporation (KOMID) was arranging a payment of $1 million t [...]
2009-06-24 12:41:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA KN
09STATE66578(S) TURKISH FIRM AK MAKINA'S CONTINUED ASSISTANCE TO MISSILE-RELATED ENTITIES IN IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-26 18:26:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL TW IR TU
09STATE66678SHIPMENT OF MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS-RELATED
[...] (S) This is an immediate action request to Embassy Ankara. Please see paragraph 3. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S/NF) We have information that there was a shipment this month of military communications-related Mercedes Benz vehicles from Iran via Turkey that were destined for S [...]
2009-06-26 21:10:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL MASS ETTC TU IR SY
09STATE66749UNSCR 1874 DEMARCHE REQUEST
[...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3 et seq. 2. (S/NF) Department remains concerned about the possibility that the North Korea vessel, Kang Nam 1, which we have information may be transporting arms-related material, will end up in Burma. We want to ensure that any inspec [...]
2009-06-26 23:50:00Secretary of StateSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM BM KN
09STATE67127START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-II-005. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 24, 2009 Time: 11:00 A.M. ) 12:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The third meeting of the third session of the START Follow-on negotiations focused on receiving [...]
2009-06-29 17:40:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM KACT START US RS
09STATE67207AUSTRALIA GROUP: PROMOTING PARTICIPATION IN
[...] (U) This is an action request. All addressees please see paragraphs 3 and 4. (For information on previous action requests regarding this subject, please see reftels). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In preparation for the upcoming 2009 Australia Group (AG) plenary session in Paris, September 21-25, the U.S. [...]
2009-06-29 19:16:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL ETTC CBW
09STATE68231(S) POSSIBLE EFFORT BY SYRIA,S MISSILE PROGRAM TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Bern, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information that Syria is seeking to obtain a high-speed camera -- such as the X-VIT LS produced by Swiss company AOS Technologies -- to support Syria's indigenous missile develo [...]
2009-07-01 16:00:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA SZ SY
09STATE68250GERMAN TEST CHAMBER SOLD BY CHINESE SUBSIDIARY TO IRAN'S DIO (S)
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-01 17:06:00Secretary of StateSECRETCH ETTC GM IR MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL TSPA
09STATE68986ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON SHIPMENT OF MILITARY
[...] (S) This is an immediate action request to Embassy Ankara. Please see paragraph 3. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S/NF) In late June we informed the Government of Turkey (GOT) that there had been a shipment that month of 18 military communications-related Mercedes Benz vehicles f [...]
2009-07-02 18:26:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL MASS ETTC TU IR SY
09STATE69684INFORMATION FOR UK DESIGNATION OF IRISL
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ---------------------- 2. (S) Summary: The Department wishes to provide the UK with information on the proliferation-related activities of Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IR [...]
2009-07-06 17:42:00Secretary of StateSECRETECON EFIN KNNP PARM PINR PREL
09STATE70157(S) ARMENIAN ARMS TRANSFERS TO IRAN LINKED TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Yerevan, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: In 2003, the Armenian Ministry of Defense facilitated an Iranian purchase of 1,000 Bulgarian-made RPG-22 anti-tank rockets and machine guns. Some of these RPG-22s were used in at least two 2008 att [...]
2009-07-07 19:21:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR AM
09STATE71032(U) KUDOS FOR BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING ON
[...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND POST FOR ITS BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING ON TAJIKISTANI OFFICIALS. REFS A-H ARE EXAMPLES OF THE TYPE OF REPORTING ON WHICH INR/B RELIES IN PULLING TOGETHER BIOGRAPHIC REPORTS FOR USE BY US POLICYMAKERS. A. (C) REF A (&BOUCHER FINDS COOPERATION ON [...]
2009-07-09 15:03:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINR TI
09STATE71043(U) KUDOS FOR BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING ON
[...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS COMMEND POST FOR ITS BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING ON UZBEKISTANI OFFICIALS. REFS A-J REPRESENT THE TYPE OF REPORTING ON WHICH ANALYSTS RELY IN PULLING TOGETHER BIOGRAPHIC REPORTS FOR USE BY US POLICYMAKERS IN WASHINGTON. A. (C) REF A (&UZBEKISTAN: MFA DISCUSSES REGIONAL [...]
2009-07-09 15:18:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINR UZ
09STATE71261SHIELD S15-09: SYRIA SEEKING CONTROLLED CW
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S//NF) BACKGROUND: The United States has obtained information that indicates Syria is seeking to purchase a large quantity of pinacolyl alcohol from Chinese entities. Pinacolyl alcohol is a Schedule 2B chemical under the Chemical [...]
2009-07-09 20:03:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL ETTC CH SY
09STATE7146UKRAINIAN FIRM ARSENAL CONTINUES TO NEGOTIATE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Kyiv please see para 5. 2. (S) Background: In November 2007, we advised Ukrainian officials that in late August 2007, the Ukrainian firm Arsenal was in the final stages of a deal to sell a high-accuracy gyrotheodolite to entities associated with Ch [...]
2009-01-27 14:57:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC PARM PREL MTCRE MNUC UP CH
09STATE71829COUNTDOWN TO FATAH 6TH PARTY CONGRESS
[...] (SBU) This is an action request for all addressees. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Washington and Consulate General Jerusalem held a secure video teleconference (SVTC) July 8, 2009, to discuss Fatah reform efforts in the lead up to the Fatah 6th Party Congress, currently scheduled to take p [...]
2009-07-10 16:07:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PGOV KPAL PTER IS
09STATE72112(S) ELICITING YEMENI COOPERATION FOR ARMS
[...] (U) This cable is an action request. Please see paragraph five. Ambassador Seche is authorized to orally convey information in paragraphs 7-9 in delivering this demarche (but asked not to leave points in written form). Post may not/not provide these points in the form of a non-paper. 2. (S) OBJEC [...]
2009-07-10 23:27:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL TW YM
09STATE72438SPECIAL ENVOY FRIED MEETING WITH KUWAITI AMBASSADOR
[...] SUMMARY: In a July 9 meeting, S/E for the Closing of Guantanamo Detention Facility Daniel Fried told Kuwaiti Ambassador Sabah that the U.S. has deep security concerns regarding the return of Kuwaiti detainees, stemming from the 2008 suicide bombing in Mosul, Iraq carried out by former Kuwai [...]
2009-07-13 15:11:00Secretary of StateSECRETPGOV PINR PREL PTER KDRG KU
09STATE72748(S) BULGARIAN ARMS EXPORT TO ERITREA
[...] (S) Summary: On June 19, the Government of Bulgaria inquired if the United States Government (USG) would have any objections to an export to Eritrea of L-39ZA fighters, along with armaments, ammunition, spare parts, and ground equipment. The deal is worth $4.5 million; the equipment would co [...]
2009-07-14 12:31:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MASS BU ER
09STATE72753SUBJECT: (S) POSSIBLE EFFORT BY SYRIA,S MISSILE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Berlin, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information that Syria is seeking to obtain a high-speed camera )- such as the Motion BLITZ EoSens Cube system produced by the German company Mikrotron )- to support its indige [...]
2009-07-14 12:44:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA GM SY
09STATE73196(U) KUDOS FOR BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING APRIL - JUNE
[...] (C) INR/B WISHES TO THANK POST FOR ITS BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING. INR/B RELIES HEAVILY ON POST,S REPORTING IN PULLING TOGETHER BIOGRAPHIC REPORTS ON KAZAKHSTANI OFFICIALS FOR US POLICYMAKERS. REFS A-J REPRESENT POST,S OUTSTANDING REPORTING ON KAZAKHSTANI OFFICIALS. A. (C) INR/B APPRECIATED [...]
2009-07-14 21:13:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINR KZ
09STATE73831EVALUATING AZERBAIJAN FACILITIES IN
[...] (S) Department requests that Post draw on the objectives and background below to assess the receptivity of the Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) to a U.S. assessment team to evaluate Heydar Aliyev International Airport to supplement the network of facilities and routes that support U.S., allied [...]
2009-07-16 01:52:00Secretary of StateSECRETMARR PREL US AJ AF
09STATE74349EFFORT BY RUSSIAN FIRM TO PROCURE TURNTABLE ON
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Moscow, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information that as of February 2009, the Russian firm Crystaltechno Ltd. was working to procure a German-origin, single-axis turntable on behalf of Iran's Malek-Ashtar Universi [...]
2009-07-16 20:53:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA RS IR
09STATE75025AUGUST 3 CIVILIAN-MILITARY COORDINATION SESSION
[...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 4. 2. (S/REL UK) As you know, Ambassador Holbrooke and General Petraeus will host a Pakistan civilian-military (civ-mil) coordination session in Washington on August 3. The goal of this meeting is to integrate and coordinate civilian and mili [...]
2009-07-18 01:13:00Secretary of StateSECRETPK AMGT
09STATE75614GUIDANCE FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO U.S./RUSSIA
[...] (U) Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, Rose Gottemoeller, will head the U.S. delegation in continuing negotiations regarding a START Follow-on treaty with Russian MFA Director of Security and Disarmament Affairs Anatoliy Antonov, in Geneva, Switzerland on Jul [...]
2009-07-21 02:39:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL KACT KTIA START JCIC US RS
09STATE75910(S) FOLLOWING UP WITH ITALY ON MACHINE TOOL SALE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-21 15:43:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IT IR
09STATE75985(S) FOLLOWING UP WITH ITALY REGARDING EFFORTS BY
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Rome, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: In April 2009, the U.S. provided Italian authorities with information regarding attempts by Farazeh Equipment Distributor Company (FEDCO) to acquire Japanese-origin servo actuators from the Italian f [...]
2009-07-21 17:52:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IT IR
09STATE75993(S) FOLLOWING UP WITH RUSSIA ON CASE OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Moscow, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: In October 2008, the U.S. provided the GOR information indicating that the Russian firm Optolink was facilitating the sale of integrated optical ships to Pakistan's Advanced Engineering and Research [...]
2009-07-21 18:04:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA RS CH PK
09STATE76155(S) FOLLOWING UP WITH CHINA ON CASES OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Since March 2008, the U.S. has provided Chinese officials with information regarding a number of cases of missile-related proliferation concern (Refs). In the cases described below, we have received little or [...]
2009-07-21 22:30:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA CH IR PK
09STATE76727DENIAL OF A VISA TO A MEMBER OF THE IRANIAN
[...] This is an action request. See paras 3 and 4. 2. The Iranian Foreign Ministry requested assistance to facilitate a G-2 visa for Alireza Salari Sharifabadi to attend the Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development at UN Headquarters in New York. [...]
2009-07-22 23:11:00Secretary of StateSECRETOFDP PREL UN
09STATE77088(S) FOLLOWING UP WITH TAIWAN ON SALES OFFER OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: In March 2009, the U.S. provided Taiwan officials with information indicating that the Taiwan-based company Fair Friend Enterprises offered to sell computer numerically controlled (CNC) machining centers [...]
2009-07-23 18:07:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TW PK
09STATE77515DPRK'S KOMID PROCURING VEHICLE, PARTS VIA RUSSIA
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Moscow, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: The United States Government has information indicating that in April 2009, the Korea Mining Development General Trading Corporation (KOMID) and a North Korean broker in Moscow were work [...]
2009-07-24 17:10:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC RS KN YM
09STATE77523IRANIAN DEFENSE-AFFILIATED UNIVERSITY SEEKS TRAINING FROM UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE (S)
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-24 17:36:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC PARM PREL MTCRE MNUC UP IR
09STATE77645FOLLOWING UP WITH FINLAND ON EFFORTS BY IRANIAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Helsinki, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: In February 2009, the U.S. provided Finnish officials with information that Chinese company Shanghai Technical By-Products International Corp. Co. (STBPI) was working to procure an ultrasonic clean [...]
2009-07-24 19:52:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA FI IR CM
09STATE77656FOLLOWING UP WITH DENMARK ON EFFORTS BY FEDCO TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Copenhagen, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: In March 2009, the U.S. provided information to Danish officials regarding efforts by Farazeh Equipment Distributor Company (FEDCO) and its Singapore-based subsidiary Microsun Electronics Pte Ltd [...]
2009-07-24 20:06:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA DA IR
09STATE77663FOLLOWING UP WITH UKRAINE ON EFFORTS BY UKRAINIAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Kyiv, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: On many occasions since November 2007, the U.S. has provided Ukrainian officials with information regarding efforts by Ukrainian firm Arsenal Design Bureau to export gyrotheodolites to entities associ [...]
2009-07-24 20:14:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA UP CH
09STATE77681SHIELD S18S-05: ZIBO CHEMET TRANSFERS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S//NF) BACKGROUND: The United States and China have had an ongoing dialogue about U.S. proliferation concerns regarding Zibo Chemet Equipment Company's transfers of glass-lined chemical processing equipment to Iran. The equipmen [...]
2009-07-24 20:55:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM ETTC CH IR
09STATE78776START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-III-003. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 23, 2009 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The U.S. and Russian delegations continued their discussions at the U.S. Mission on Thursday, [...]
2009-07-28 23:31:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09STATE78777JCIC-DIP-09-008: RUSSIAN FAILURE TO PROVIDE
[...] (S) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 6 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: From July 11 to 13, 2009, as provided by the START Treaty, the Russian Federation sent the United States, through the Nuclear Risk Reduction Centers (NRRCs) a total of three "Notifications of a Flight Test of an [...]
2009-07-28 23:33:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM KACT START US RS
09STATE78998(S) EFFORT BY CHINESE FIRM TO PROVIDE CARBON
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information that in June 2009, the Chinese firm Beijing Jingda Zhiyuan Technologies Development Ltd. was working to provide carbon fiber to a Pakistani missile developer. The [...]
2009-07-29 15:32:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA CH PK
09STATE79316UNSC DRC SANCTIONS COMMITTEE DELISTING PROPOSAL
[...] (U) This is an action request; see para 3. ------------------- STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ------------------- 2. (SBU) The strategic objective is to ensure the United States is in compliance with its UN obligation to freeze assets on U.S. territory of individuals and entities designated by the U [...]
2009-07-29 22:07:00Secretary of StateSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER ZF UNSC
09STATE79547BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 5. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Posts' assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 050180371 for the export of rifles and grenade launchers to Georgia. Posts are requested to [...]
2009-07-30 16:02:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC KOMC GG SE UP BU
09STATE80505(S) SHIPMENT BY TAIWAN FIRM OF CARBON FIBERS TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information that in August 2007, the Taiwan firm Jinsor-Tech Industrial Corporation had exported several types of carbon fabric to the Syrian company Industrial Solutions. Upon le [...]
2009-08-03 15:16:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TW SY
09STATE80778JCIC-DIP-09-009: U.S. MINUTEMAN III FRONT
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 8 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: Russian complaints about Minuteman III (MM III) RVOSI date almost to the beginning of START Treaty implementation. While we are confident the original U.S. procedures were Treaty compliant, the United States made [...]
2009-08-04 02:03:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE80991(S) ELICITING YEMENI COOPERATION EXTRADITION OF
[...] (U) This cable is an action request. Please see paragraphs five and six. 2. (S/NF) Background: Yemeni nationals Sufyan al-Yemeni, aka Saddiq al-Abbadi, and Issa al-Yemeni, aka Ali Alvi, were detained on February 27, 2009 by Pakistan,s Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (ISI). Sufya [...]
2009-08-04 16:18:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL KTER YM
09STATE81281IRANIAN PROCUREMENT AGENT SEEKS GERMAN TEST
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Berlin please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: In August 2008, we informed Berlin that the German firm Voetsch Industrietechnik was negotiating a deal to sell two model VT7004 environmental test chambers to the Malaysian intermediary Toshi Electr [...]
2009-08-05 11:45:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA IR GM TH
09STATE81473BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON DENIED LICENSE APPLICATION
[...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraphs 2-8. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post assistance regarding follow-up to the denial of license application 050128842. 3. (U) Reason for request: license application 050128842, a [...]
2009-08-05 14:56:00Secretary of StateSECRETBB EC ETTC KOMC SP UK
09STATE81957REPORT OF U.S.- RUSSIA MANPADS EXPERTS MEETING
[...] (S/NF) On the same week as the successful U.S.-Russia Presidential Summit in Moscow, the United States and Russia held their sixth Experts Meeting under their bilateral Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) Arrangement July 9-10 in Washington. Several items of interest were covered, including: [...]
2009-08-06 16:30:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL RS
09STATE82240(S) EFFORTS BY UAE-BASED FIRM TO PROVIDE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Abu Dhabi, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information that in June 2009, the UAE-based firm Eliya General Trading was working to provide specialty alloys produced by the German firm NMT GmbH to Iran's Kian Metals Com [...]
2009-08-07 12:15:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA AE GM IR
09STATE82250MALAYSIAN-BASED IRANIAN PROCUREMENT ENTITY
[...] (U) This is an action request. Consulate Hong Kong, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information that throughout the first half of 2009, the Malaysia-based firm Elite Advanced Solutions sought crystal filters and crystal oscillators from the Hong Kong firm [...]
2009-08-07 12:45:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA HK IR
09STATE82271(S) EFFORTS BY UAE-BASED FIRM TO PROVIDE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Berlin, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information that in June 2009, the UAE-based firm Eliya General Trading was working to provide specialty alloys produced by the German firm NMT GmbH to Iran's Kian Metals Compan [...]
2009-08-07 13:30:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA GM AE IR
09STATE82572U.S.- RUSSIA JOINT THREAT ASSESSMENT TALKS
[...] (S) A U.S. interagency team -- led by ISN Acting Assistant Secretary Vann H. Van Diepen -- met with a Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs-only team, led by Ambassador Anatoly Antonov, Director for Security and Disarmament Affairs (participants list at para 11),on July 29, 2009 to discuss wha [...]
2009-08-07 22:17:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM ETTC TSPA IR KN RS
09STATE82997(S) RUSSIAN FIRM INVOLVED IN TRANSFER OF GNC
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Moscow, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information indicating that as of early June 2009, Russia's Polyus Research and Development Institute was planning to ship two consignments of laser rangefinder components to an [...]
2009-08-10 20:11:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA RS IR CH
09STATE83014COMBATTING VENEZUELAN DIVERSION OF ARMS TO THE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassies Madrid and Stockholm see para 6. 2. (S/NF) Summary: In an August 3 telcon with the Secretary, Colombian President Uribe expressed concerns over evidence that three Swedish-origin anti-tank missiles sold to Venezuela were found in the possession [...]
2009-08-10 21:32:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL XT XM RS CO VE SW SP
09STATE83026UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) SANCTIONS: USG
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4-6. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND OBJECTIVES ---------------------- 2. (SBU) In May 2009, legal representatives for 1267-listed entity Jamaat-ud-Dawah (identified by the UN 1267 Committee as an alias for Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, permanent refe [...]
2009-08-10 23:56:00Secretary of StateSECRETEFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
09STATE8311AMB VOLKER'S MEETING WITH RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR
[...] (U) This action request provides guidance requested reftel. Please see paragraphs 2-4. 2. (C) Ambassador Volker's meeting with Russian Ambassador Dmitri Rogozin comes on the heels of several positive exchanges between the United States and Russia on the future of our relations, including p [...]
2009-01-30 00:24:00Secretary of StateSECRETNATO PREL MOPS GG RS
09STATE83166SYRIA SEEKING GERMAN LASER CUTTING MACHINE (S)
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Berlin please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background and Objectives: We want to share with the German government information indicating that in early 2009, Syria sought a laser cutting machine manufactured by the German firm Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen Gm [...]
2009-08-11 13:20:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA SY GM
09STATE84119PREVENTING FORSYS METALS PENDING SALE TO GEORGE FORREST INTERNATIONAL DUE TO GFI'S IRANIAN TIES (S//REL CANADA)
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 6 and 7. 2. (S//REL CAN) OBJECTIVES: -- To provide the non-paper to the Government of Canada (GOC) in paragraph 5. -- To convey U.S. concerns to the GOC regarding the pending sale by Canada,s Forsys Metals of a uranium project to Belgium,s Ge [...]
2009-08-12 21:51:00Secretary of StateSECRETIR KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
09STATE84678SFO-DIP-09-001: U.S. VIEWS REGARDING THE EXPIRATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: In November 2008, at JCIC-XXXIII in Geneva, the Russian and U.S. delegations prepared drafts of an Agreement on Principles and Procedures for Completion of Continuous Monitoring Activities at the Monitored Facility [...]
2009-08-14 01:09:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE85588ALERTING GOR OF DELIVERY OF SEIZED HEU DURING
[...] (SBU) This is an action request: Embassy Moscow please see para 6 and 7; and Embassy Tbilisi please see para 8. 2. (S/NF) Background: Over two years ago Russia requested a ten-gram sample of highly enriched uranium (HEU) seized in early 2006 in Georgia during a nuclear smuggling sting ope [...]
2009-08-17 19:56:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MNUC RS GG
09STATE86381TAIWAN FIRM TO EXPORT SPINNING/WINDING MACHINE TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information that in June 2009, the Taiwan firm Gain Best was working to supply a spring spinning/winding machine to Syria's Industrial Solutions. In addition, Gain Best was working [...]
2009-08-19 15:26:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TW SY
09STATE86640ENCOURAGING A MEASURED RESPONSE IN EVENT OF
[...] (S/NF) The Scottish Executive is scheduled to publicly announce on August 20 its decision to release convicted Pan Am 103 bomber Abdel Basset Ali Mohamed Al-Megrahi given his terminal cancer and deteriorating medical condition. Department requests that the following demarche be conveyed to Foreign [...]
2009-08-20 00:42:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PHUM LY
09STATE869EUCOM(AF) REGIONAL SURVEY TEAM PCC ACCESS -
[...] (U) ACTION POSTS ARE REQUESTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS TELEGRAM VIA CABLE TO INFO DS/IP/SPC AND IRM/OPS/ITI/SI/CSB STATING CONCURRENCE AND/OR NONCONCURRENCE. 2. (U) FOR ATO AF: PLEASE FORWARD YOUR ACCESS AUTHORIZATION REQUEST TO IRM/OPS/ITI/SI/CSB AND INFO DS/IP/SPC. ANY FURTHER [...]
2009-01-06 15:18:00Secretary of StateSECRETACOA AEMR AMGT ASEC
09STATE87148ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON IRANIAN EFFORTS TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Berlin, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background and objectives: In May 2009, the United States shared with Germany information that Iran's Shiraz Electronics Industries (SEI) and subsidiaries were engaged in efforts to procure Swiss-origin digital [...]
2009-08-21 12:34:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA GM IR SZ
09STATE87162IRAN'S FEDCO CONTINUES EFFORTS TO PROCURE FRENCH
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Berlin, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: In January 2009, the United States shared information with Germany that the UAE-based firm Alkaen Equipment and Industrial Supplies LLC placed an order with Germany's MPS Electronic Vertriebs GmbH fo [...]
2009-08-21 12:54:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA GM AE IR
09STATE88237(SBU) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON ARMENIAN
[...] (S) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE CLOSELY MONITORING THE ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION POST CAN PROVIDE ON PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSIAN AND KEY ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, POLICIES, RELATIONSHIPS, AND LEADERSHIP TRAITS. THE FOLLOWING EXTENSIVE LIST OF TOPICS AND [...]
2009-08-24 21:30:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINR PGOV PREL AM
09STATE88239(SBU) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUALS OR
[...] (S) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD APPRECIATE ANY FURTHER INSIGHTS POST CAN PROVIDE ON INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS WHO POSE A POLITICAL THREAT TO PRESIDENT SARGSIAN'S ADMINISTRATION. INFORMATION ON THEIR PERSONAL OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY ARMENIAN FIGURES AND/OR PRESIDENT SARGSIAN IS OF PARTIC [...]
2009-08-24 21:32:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINR PGOV PREL AM
09STATE88259SFO-DIP-09-003: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: At their July 23, 2009, in Geneva, Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller and Russian Ambassador Anatoliy Antonov agreed to meet in Geneva again on August 31, 2009 to begin discussing the text of the New START Treaty. T [...]
2009-08-25 02:42:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE88260SFO-DIP-09-003: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: At their July 23, 2009, meeting in Geneva, Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller and Russian Ambassador Anatoliy Antonov agreed to meet in Geneva on August 31, 2009 to begin discussing the text of the New START Treaty. [...]
2009-08-25 02:49:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE88262SFO-DIP-09-002: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY TEXT
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: At their July 23, 2009, meeting in Geneva, Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller and Russian Ambassador Anatoliy Antonov agreed to meet in Geneva on August 31, 2009 to begin discussing the text of the New START Treaty. [...]
2009-08-25 03:05:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE88263SFO-DIP-09-002: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY TEXT
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: At their July 23, 2009, meeting in Geneva, Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller and Russian Ambassador Anatoliy Antonov agreed to meet in Geneva on August 31, 2009 to begin discussing the text of the New START Treaty. [...]
2009-08-25 03:17:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE88438(SBU) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON PRESIDENT
[...] (S) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE CLOSELY MONITORING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN KEY ARMENIAN OFFICIALS AND THE DE FACTO GOVERNMENT OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH, AS WELL AS THE NEW ARMENIAN ADMINISTRATION,S POLICIES TOWARD THIS DISPUTE. WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION--PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES [...]
2009-08-25 13:37:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINR PGOV PREL AM
09STATE88639FOLLOW UP ON COUNTERPROLIFERATION CASES
[...] (U) Post is requested to draw from the points in para 4 with appropriate host country government officials. End action request. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ---------------------- 2. (S) Washington seeks updates on a number of proliferation-related cases that we have [...]
2009-08-25 19:05:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL KNNP MNUC ZP AE
09STATE88783DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO LIBYAN AMBASSADOR:
[...] (S) NEA Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman delivered reftel demarche regarding the release of Abdel Basset Ali Mohamed al-Megrahi to Libyan Ambassador Ali Aujali on August 20, concurrent with the Scottish Executive's announcement of the decision to issue Megrahi,s release on compassionate grounds [...]
2009-08-25 22:34:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PHUM LY
09STATE88978(S) POTENTIAL HIZBALLAH-IRAN ARMS TRANSFER
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Moscow ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S) We have recently received information that Iran and Hizballah plan to transport military equipment between Syria and Iran via Moscow. Washington is very concerned about the potential transfer of ar [...]
2009-08-26 14:48:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL PTER ECCT RS IR SY
09STATE89282BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-LICENSE/PRE-SHIPMENT
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 4 - 5. 2. (U) The Department´s Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post´s assistance in conducting a post-license/pre-shipment check on license XXXXXXXXXXXX for the export of firearms, components, and ammunition to Bul [...]
2009-08-26 21:26:00Secretary of StateSECRETBU ETTC GM KOMC NO CZ
09STATE90063IMPENDING DESIGNATION OF FIRST EAST EXPORT BANK
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) We have on numerous occasions raised our concerns with the Government of Malaysia (GOM),and Malaysia's Central Bank, over the establishment in 2009 in Labuan of the Fir [...]
2009-08-28 17:52:00Secretary of StateSECRETEFIN ETTC KNNP IR PINR
09STATE90206(S) FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION ON POSSIBLE ARMS
[...] (U) This is a formal follow-up to discussions held in REFTEL C. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S) We have recently received additional information regarding flights between Syria and Iran via Moscow. Per REFTEL B, we informed Moscow that Iran and Lebanese Hizballah were coordina [...]
2009-08-28 20:39:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MASS SY IR RU
09STATE90239GUIDANCE FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO U.S./RUSSIA
[...] (U) Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, Rose Gottemoeller, will head the U.S. delegation in continuing negotiations regarding a START Follow-on treaty with Russian MFA Director of Security and Disarmament Affairs Anatoliy Antonov, in Geneva, Switzerland, Augu [...]
2009-08-28 22:38:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL KACT KTIA START JCIC US RS
09STATE91093SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE FOR U.S. START FOLLOW-ON
[...] (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the Draft New START Treaty Articles and the associated Definitions Annex to the Russian Federation (Refs A-D). This cable contains the U.S.-proposed draft of the New START Treaty Inspection Protocol. A courtesy Ru [...]
2009-09-01 17:33:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE91106SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE FOR U.S. START FOLLOW-ON
[...] (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the Draft New START Treaty Articles and the associated Definitions Annex to the Russian Federation (Refs A-D). This cable contains the U.S.-proposed draft of the New START Treaty Inspection Protocol. A courtesy Ru [...]
2009-09-01 17:49:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE91134SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE FOR U.S. START FOLLOW-ON
[...] (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the Draft New START Treaty Articles and the associated Definitions Annex to the Russian Federation (Refs A-D). This cable contains the U.S.-proposed draft of the New START Treaty Inspection Protocol. A courtesy Ru [...]
2009-09-01 18:13:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE91143SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE FOR U.S. START FOLLOW-ON
[...] (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the Draft New START Treaty Articles and the associated Definitions Annex to the Russian Federation (Refs A-D). This cable contains the U.S.-proposed draft of the New START Treaty Inspection Protocol. A courtesy Ru [...]
2009-09-01 18:23:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE91151SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE FOR U.S. START FOLLOW-ON
[...] (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the Draft New START Treaty Articles and the associated Definitions Annex to the Russian Federation (Refs A-D). This cable contains the U.S.-proposed draft of the New START Treaty Inspection Protocol. A courtesy Ru [...]
2009-09-01 18:33:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE91284SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE FOR U.S. START FOLLOW-ON
[...] (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the Draft New START Treaty Articles and the associated Definitions Annex to the Russian Federation (Refs A-D). This cable contains the U.S.-proposed draft of the New START Treaty Inspection Protocol. A courtesy Ru [...]
2009-09-01 21:16:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE91291SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE FOR U.S. START FOLLOW-ON
[...] (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the Draft New START Treaty Articles and the associated Definitions Annex to the Russian Federation (Refs A-D). This cable contains the U.S.-proposed draft of the New START Treaty Inspection Protocol. A courtesy Ru [...]
2009-09-01 21:19:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE9154TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF U.S.
[...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph three. 2. (S) Summary: On or about February 4, 2009, the USG intends to designate domestically under E.O. 13224 the Iraq-based entity the Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK) for its support to the Kongra-Gel (KGK, aka the Kurdistan Workers Party o [...]
2009-02-02 16:28:00Secretary of StateSECRETEFIN IZ KTFN PINR PTER TU
09STATE91633U.S. VIEWS ON THE LATEST IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPHS 6-8. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA) DIRECTOR GENERAL (DG) ELBARADEI RELEASED HIS LATEST REPORTS ON THE STATUS OF THE IAEA'S INVESTIGATIONS INTO IRAN AND SYRIA'S NUCLEAR PROGRAMS ON AUGUST 28, 20 [...]
2009-09-02 20:03:00Secretary of StateSECRETKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY PREL
09STATE91868DISPOSITION OF INTERDICTED CARGOES
[...] (U) Post is requested to deliver the points (para 5) and the nonpaper (para 6) to appropriate host country government officials. End action request. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ---------------------- 2. (S) The UAE has, since at least 2006, raised with the U.S. the [...]
2009-09-03 14:10:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL KNNP MNUC ZP AE
09STATE92632AFGHANISTAN TRANSIT - REQUEST FOR GENERAL
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 5. 2. (SBU) Summary: Embassy is requested to present to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) the request for General Authorization for transit of military equipment and personnel to Afghanistan. End Summary GENERAL AUTHORIZAT [...]
2009-09-04 22:36:00Secretary of StateSECRETMARR PREL US RS AF
09STATE93327FSC FALL 2009 OPENING OF ROUND GUIDANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-08 21:06:00Secretary of StateSECRETOSCE PARM PREL KCFE
09STATE94665START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATI0NS, GENEVA
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-005. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 2, 2009 Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:05 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Russian Delegation presented two papers for consideration by the United States: the fi [...]
2009-09-11 16:56:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM MARR PREL RS US START
09STATE94672START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATI0NS, GENEVA
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-004. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 1, 2009 Event: U.S.-hosted Reception Time: 7:30 to 9:00 P.M. Place: 41 Quai Wilson, Geneva (U) Meeting Date: September 2, 2009 Event: Initial Meetings of WG [...]
2009-09-11 17:18:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM MARR PREL RS US START
09STATE94677(U) RUSSIAN-PROPOSED UNGA RESOLUTION ON BILATERAL
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-008. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) During negotiations to develop a treaty to replace the START Treaty, the Russian Delegation presented a paper for consideration by the United States containing a draft United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution on Bila [...]
2009-09-11 17:25:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM MARR PREL RS US START UNGA
09STATE94715START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATI0NS, GENEVA
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-006. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 2, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:10 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva 3: (S) At the final meeting of this session, A/S Gottemoeller returned to the issue of the Russian-proposed language on "Equal Securi [...]
2009-09-11 17:36:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM MARR PREL RS US START
09STATE94757DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassies Abu Dhabi, Ankara, Baghdad, Berlin, Brasilia, Canberra, Doha, Jakarta, London, Mexico, Muscat, New Dehli, Oslo, Ottawa, Paris, Rome, Stockholm, The Hague, Vienna, and the U.S. Mission to the European Union. Please see the action request in paragraph 5 [...]
2009-09-11 18:19:00Secretary of StateSECRETPGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC IR
09STATE94944DEMARCHE REQUEST: OPTION TO ADDRESS CURRENT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 2 and 3. 2. (S/REL) Embassy Baghdad is requested, at the ambassadorial level, to demarche the Government of Iraq (GOI) at the highest appropriate level in response to Prime Minister Maliki's written request to Secretary-General Ban on Augus [...]
2009-09-11 23:48:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL IZ
09STATE95881SFO-DIP-09-006: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the Draft New START Treaty Articles to the Russian Federation (Refs A-B). This cable contains the U.S.-proposed draft of the New START Treaty Inspecti [...]
2009-09-15 20:03:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE95938SFO-DIP-09-006: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the Draft New START Treaty Articles to the Russian Federation (Refs A-B). This cable contains the U.S.-proposed draft of the New START Treaty Inspecti [...]
2009-09-15 20:55:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE95967SFO-DIP-09-005A: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the texts of the U.S.-proposed Draft New START Treaty Articles (Refs A and B). On September 2, 2009, the U.S. Delegation to the New START [...]
2009-09-15 21:54:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE95978SFO-DIP-09-005B: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the texts of the U.S.-proposed Draft New START Treaty Articles (Refs A and B). On September 2, 2009, the U.S. Delegation to the New START [...]
2009-09-15 21:59:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE95987SFO-DIP-09-005C: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the texts of the U.S.-proposed Draft New START Treaty Articles (Refs A and B). On September 2, 2009, the U.S. Delegation to the New START [...]
2009-09-15 22:04:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE95991SFO-DIP-09-005D: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the texts of the U.S.-proposed Draft New START Treaty Articles (Refs A and B). On September 2, 2009, the U.S. Delegation to the New START [...]
2009-09-15 22:08:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE96003SFO-DIP-09-005E: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the texts of the U.S.-proposed Draft New START Treaty Articles (Refs A and B). On September 2, 2009, the U.S. Delegation to the New START [...]
2009-09-15 22:18:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE96008SFO-DIP-09-005F: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the texts of the U.S.-proposed Draft New START Treaty Articles (Refs A and B). On September 2, 2009, the U.S. Delegation to the New STA [...]
2009-09-15 22:34:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE96009SFO-DIP-09-005G: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the texts of the U.S.-proposed Draft New START Treaty Articles (Refs A and B). On September 2, 2009, the U.S. Delegation to the New START [...]
2009-09-15 22:38:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE96010SFO-DIP-09-005H: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the texts of the U.S.-proposed Draft New START Treaty Articles (Refs A and B). On September 2, 2009, the U.S. Delegation to the New START [...]
2009-09-15 22:43:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE96519ACTION REQUEST: POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED MISSILE
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see paragraph 3. ALL MATERIALS IN THIS CABLE ARE TO BE EMBARGOED FROM DELIVERY TO HOST GOVERNMENTS UNTIL 25 MINUTES PRIOR TO A PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 AT 9:55 A.M. (EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME - WASHINGTON, D.C.). 2. (SBU) BACKG [...]
2009-09-17 10:08:00Secretary of StateSECRETEZ MARR PREL
09STATE96550ACTION REQUEST: POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED MISSILE
[...] (U) (THIS CORRECTED COPY PROPERLY REFERENCES STATE 96526.) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see paragraph 3. ALL MATERIALS IN THIS CABLE ARE TO BE EMBARGOED FROM DELIVERY TO HOST GOVERNMENTS UNTIL 25 MINUTES PRIOR TO A PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 AT 9:55 A.M. (EAS [...]
2009-09-17 11:44:00Secretary of StateSECRETEZ MARR PREL
09STATE96638SFO-DIP-09-007: U.S.-PROPOSED NEW START TREATY
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: During the September 2, 2009, New START Treaty negotiations in Geneva, A/S Gottemoeller and Ambassador Antonov discussed the schedule of meetings required to successfully conclude negotiations on a treaty text befor [...]
2009-09-17 14:01:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE96937UNSC SOMALIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE TARGETS FOR
[...] (U) This is an action request; see para 3. ------------------- STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ------------------- 2. (S/NF) The strategic objective is for the United States to begin discussions on potential targets for listing in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Somalia Sanctions Committee [...]
2009-09-18 00:11:00Secretary of StateSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XW UNSC
09STATE97233MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): CHINA'S
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "China's Ballistic Missile-Related Export Control Record" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) P [...]
2009-09-18 17:47:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR BR
09STATE97244POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED MISSILE DEFENSE DECISION
[...] (U) (CORRECTED COPY FOR THE RECORD. NO ACTION REQUESTED. THIS CORRECTED COPY HAS A REPLACEMENT SIXTH TICK IN THE RUSSIA TALKING POINTS IN PARAGRAPH 6. PLEASE DISREGARD THE SIXTH TICK IN THE RUSSIA TALKING POINTS IN THE EARLIER TRANSMISSIONS OF THIS CABLE. SEE REFTELS.) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Pl [...]
2009-09-18 18:09:00Secretary of StateSECRETEZ MARR PREL
09STATE97443SUPPORTING IRAQ IN THE LEAD-UP TO ELECTIONS
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request - please see para 8. -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (S) The period between now and Iraqi national elections in January 2010 will be acutely sensitive within Iraq, both politically and in terms of security. It is extremely important that we wei [...]
2009-09-18 22:19:00Secretary of StateSECRETIZ PGOV PREL
09STATE97472NATO/VCC: GUIDANCE FOR SEPT 21 MEETING
[...] (C) This is an action cable. U.S. goals for the September 21 Verification Coordinating Committee (VCC) are as follows: --Provide U.S. reaction to the draft International Staff (IS) VCC Experts Terms of Reference; --If raised, provide U.S. views on Russia's Vienna Document 1999 (VD99) in [...]
2009-09-19 00:48:00Secretary of StateSECRETKCFE PARM PREL OSCE
09STATE97473SFO-V GUIDANCE-002: U.S. NON-PAPER WITH
[...] (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the U.S.-proposed Draft START Follow-on treaty articles and the associated definitions annex to the Russian Federation. This cable transmits the U.S. proposals for the content of the Memorandum of Understanding (MO [...]
2009-09-19 00:48:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT KTIA PARM START JCIC US RS
09STATE97474SFO-VI GUIDANCE-001: INSTRUCTIONS FOR U.S.
[...] (U) Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation Rose Gottemoeller will head the U.S. delegation to the sixth round of START Follow-on treaty negotiations with Russia beginning in Geneva, Switzerland on September 21, 2009. ------------------------- SCHEDULE AND ORGA [...]
2009-09-19 00:48:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT KTIA PARM START JCIC US RS
09STATE97496PRESIDENT MUBARAK ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-19 05:58:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL MOPS PTER AF EG
09STATE98566SFO-V GUIDANCE-004: MOBILE MISSILE MONITORING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-23 04:04:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT KTIA PARM START JCIC US RS
09STATE9857TALKING POINTS ON CHAD-SUDAN RELATIONS FOR
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Tripoli only. Request was sent earlier to other embassies in Reftel (B),but technical difficulties precluded Department from sending to Embassy Tripoli at that time. Please see paragraph 3 and 4. SUMMARY ------- 2. (S/NF) Department requests [...]
2009-02-03 21:27:00Secretary of StateSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM PREF SU CD
09STATE98667MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): SYRIA,S
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "Syria,s Ballistic Missile Program" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contact (POC) for [...]
2009-09-23 14:05:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR BR
09STATE98727MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): IRAN'S
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "Iran,s Ballistic Missile Program" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contact (POC) for [...]
2009-09-23 15:10:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR BR
09STATE98748ECUADOR DEMARCHE: GROWING TIES WITH THE EXPORT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S/NF) The United States has information that Ecuador is coordinating with Iran to open a branch of Iran's Export Development Bank of Iran (EBDI) in Ecuador, and that Iran [...]
2009-09-23 15:40:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL EFIN MNUC PARM KNNP IR EC
09STATE98749MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): MISSILE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "Missile Proliferation Trends" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contact (POC) for d [...]
2009-09-23 15:41:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR BR
09STATE99070SFO-V GUIDANCE-003: U.S.-PROPOSED DRAFT START
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the text of the U.S.-proposed Draft START Follow-on Treaty Articles, which was discussed initially during the August 31-September 3 sessio [...]
2009-09-24 00:47:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT KTIA PARM START US RS
09STATE99072SFO-V GUIDANCE-003: U.S.-PROPOSED DRAFT START
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the text of the U.S.-proposed Draft START Follow-on Treaty Articles, which was discussed initially during the August 31-September 3 sessio [...]
2009-09-24 00:53:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT KTIA PARM START US RS
09STATE99410RESPONDING TO GOI QUESTIONS ON IRANIAN EFFORTS TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Rome, please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Background: On April 2, 2009, we shared with the government of Japan information indicating that in mid- February 2009, Iran's Farazeh Equipment Distributor Company (FEDCO) sought servo-actuators manufactured by [...]
2009-09-24 15:52:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR IT
09STATE99779JCIC-DIP-09-011: PROVISION IN ADVANCE OF DATA ON
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (U) BACKGROUND: In Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC) Joint Statement Number 21, the Parties committed to provide, in advance, information on ICBMs and SLBMs used to deliver objects into the upper atmosphere or space, i [...]
2009-09-24 21:10:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STOCKHOLM135NEW IRANIAN ATTEMPT TO PURCHASE USED BELL
[...] (S) On February 25, Helicopter inspector and aviation consultant Arnold Sundquist (protect source) told us that two Iranians called from Germany to inquire about purchasing a used Bell 212 helicopter that Sundquist has advertised for sale. The two men flew to Karlsborg, Sweden to meet with Su [...]
2009-02-27 09:20:00Embassy StockholmSECRETETRD ETTC KOMC MCAP PARM MY IR SW
09STOCKHOLM171SWEDEN UNABLE TO SUPPORT PROPOSAL TO LIST CHINESE
[...] (S) Anette Nilsson, Deputy Director of the MFA Department for Security Policy, told post on March 10 that she has passed reftel points regarding the Chinese national Abdul Haq to other relevant Swedish agencies for their knowledge. Nilsson thanked us for this information, but stated that Swede [...]
2009-03-12 09:11:00Embassy StockholmSECRETEFIN ETRD ETTC CH SW
09STOCKHOLM194SWEDEN: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT
[...] (S) In response to reftel, post would like to add Sweden's communications infrastructure to the CI/KR list. Although Sweden does not posses a direct undersea cable from the U.S., Sweden is a central European communications hub. For example, Swedish company TeliaSonera is an international car [...]
2009-03-20 13:27:00Embassy StockholmSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP SW
09STOCKHOLM237SWEDEN'S MIGRATION MINISTER ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
[...] (S) Swedish Minister of Migration Tobias Billstrom asked CDA to come see him on short notice on April 8 to discuss Guantanamo detainees. Saying that Sweden strongly approved of the "general approach" the Administration has taken on detainees, Billstrom stated that if Sweden can assist, it wou [...]
2009-04-09 13:47:00Embassy StockholmSECRETKAWK PHUM MOPS PREL PTER PREF EU SW
09STOCKHOLM238SWEDEN ON SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (S) On April 7, Polcouns delivered reftel demarche to Swedish MFA Deputy Director of the International Security Policy Department Carl Magnus Eriksson. Eriksson noted that the NSC recently delivered a request for a third OMLT to Sweden's Embassy in Washington, which the government "took very [...]
2009-04-09 14:26:00Embassy StockholmSECRETNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM266SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER BILDT'S WASHINGTON AGENDA
[...] (S) Summary: For Bildt's May 4 visit to Washington, we recommend the following top three issues: additional contributions in Afghanistan, resettlement of Guantanamo detainees, and leadership in the EU on autonomous sanctions on Iran. Given Sweden's upcoming EU Presidency, July-December 2009, [...]
2009-04-29 15:14:00Embassy StockholmSECRETPREL PGOV EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM283SWEDES TO INVESTIGATE SYRIAN CONNECTION WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-08 08:21:00Embassy StockholmSECRETPARM PREL MTCRE SY SW
09STOCKHOLM292DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SWEDEN ABOUT US WASSENAAR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-12 09:04:00Embassy StockholmSECRETKSTC ETTC PARM PREL PTER SW
09STOCKHOLM31GUANTANAMO DETAINEES: SWEDES OUTLINE PROCESS, WAIT
[...] (S) Summary: Sweden will not decide "right away" whether it will accept Guantanamo detainees but will likely make a decision if it gets a "signal" from the Obama Administration, MFA State Secretary Belfrage told DCM on January 14. Sweden would need to think carefully about accepting ethnic Uig [...]
2009-01-15 17:10:00Embassy StockholmSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PHUM SW
09STOCKHOLM35SENIOR POLDIR ON IRAN AND GAZA
[...] (S) Summary: Swedish MFA Director-General for Political Affairs, Bjorn Lyrvall, told us January 15 that: -- On Iran, Sweden now backs an "intensified implementation of existing UN Security Council resolutions" that will result in EU designation of at least "one or two" more banks; -- It wo [...]
2009-01-16 17:50:00Embassy StockholmSECRETPREL PGOV IR IS SW
09STOCKHOLM384SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY GORDON'S JULY
[...] (U) Embassy Stockholm warmly welcomes you to Sweden. The mood in Sweden is both eager anticipation for its turn to set the agendas and chair the EU meetings, and a bit of trepidation at the daunting list of issues, starting with the financial crisis and climate change. Bilateral relations are [...]
2009-06-24 19:08:00Embassy StockholmSECRETPREL PGOV PINR ECON SENV SW
09STOCKHOLM412SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON,S JULY
[...] (U) Introduction and Summary: The U.S. Embassy in Stockholm warmly welcomes your visit to Sweden. The mood in Sweden is both eager anticipation for its turn to set the agendas and chair the EU meetings, and a bit of trepidation at the daunting list of issues, starting with the financial crisi [...]
2009-07-08 15:05:00Embassy StockholmSECRETEUN ECON USAID MARR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM413LEAHY VETTING FOR UPCOMING SWEDISH JCET
[...] (S) Post has reviewed electronic and other files on the Swedish unit, SSG S3, and its commander, Colonel Urban Molin, who have been invited to participate in a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Sweden between US Naval Special Warfare Unit Two and the Swedish Special Forces to take plac [...]
2009-07-09 11:34:00Embassy StockholmSECRETMARR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM414UPDATE ON SYRIAN EXPORT CONTROL CASE
[...] (S) Principal Administrative Officer Magnus Danielsson, Swedish Inspectorate for Strategic Products (ISP),and Deputy Director Ulf Lindell, Division for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation at the Swedish MFA, told post on July 8 that ISP and the Swedish Security Service (SAPO) had concluded thei [...]
2009-07-09 13:49:00Embassy StockholmSECRETPARM PREL MTCRE SY SW
09STOCKHOLM63SWEDISH RESPONSE: DESIGNATION OF FOUR AL-QAIDA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-30 13:33:00Embassy StockholmSECRETEFIN ETTC PINR PREL PTER IR SW
09STOCKHOLM64SWEDISH RESPONSE: TERRORISM FINANCE:
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-30 13:35:00Embassy StockholmSECRETEFIN PTER PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM66DEFENSE MINISTER DISCUSSES ISAF, KFOR WITH CDA
[...] (S) On January 30, CDA, DAO and poloff met with Minister of Defense Sten Tolgfors. CDA thanked Sweden for its continued contributions to ISAF and KFOR and said the U.S. supports expansion of Sweden's international military operations. Tolgfors' points were: -- ISAF: Tolgfors said possible [...]
2009-01-30 16:54:00Embassy StockholmSECRETPMIL AF BK XZ ZB SW
09STOCKHOLM677SCENESETTER FOR SWEDISH PRIME MINISTER REINFELDT
[...] (C) Mr. President, You will meet with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt next week when he leads the EU Troika delegation at the U.S.-EU Summit in Washington. Reinfeldt was an early public supporter of your candidacy and strongly endorses many aspects of your global agenda, including cli [...]
2009-10-28 17:32:00Embassy StockholmSECRETPREL ECON ETRD EFIN SENV EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM73ISRAELI AND IRAQI AMBASSADORS TALK IRAN AND
[...] (S) Summary: On February 2, at a dinner hosted by the CDA, Iraqi Ambassador Ahmad Bamarni and Israeli Ambassador Benny Dagan held a friendly and thought-provoking discussion on the Middle East. UK Ambassador Andrew Mitchell, Swedish MFA Director General for the Middle East Robert Rydberg, and [...]
2009-02-05 10:24:00Embassy StockholmSECRETPREL PINR MEPP IS IR IZ SW
09STOCKHOLM738SWEDISH FM CARL BILDT ON IRAN AND SANCTIONS
[...] (S) Summary: Swedish FM Bildt is skeptical but not dogmatic about the likely effectiveness of Iran sanctions. His experts tell him sanctions on the energy sector will not be enforceable, and while sanctions on the financial sector would have an immediate effect, Iran would quickly develop "wor [...]
2009-11-25 09:32:00Embassy StockholmSECRETEUN IR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM778SWEDISH-IRANIAN ECONOMIC RELATIONS: BUSINESS AS
[...] (S) Summary: Behind the Swedish government's reluctance to support further sanctions in Iran, especially unilateral European measures, is a dynamic (though still fairly small) trade involving some of Sweden's largest and most politically well-connected companies: Volvo, Ericsson and ABB to nam [...]
2009-12-15 07:10:00Embassy StockholmSECRETECON ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL IR SW
09TAIPEI1399AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT'S NOVEMBER 24 MEETINGS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: AIT Chairman Ray Burghardt met with Ma Ying-jeou and National Security Council Secretary General Su Chi on November 24 to brief them on President Obama's recently-concluded trip to Asia and to discuss prospects for U.S.-Taiwan relations. Because of improvements in U.S.-Taiwan ti [...]
2009-11-25 08:16:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETPREL PGOV MARR ETRD EAGR TW CH
09TALLINN114ESTONIA'S PESSIMISTIC APPROACH TO RUSSIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-27 14:44:00Embassy TallinnSECRETPREL PGOV RS GG EN
09TALLINN373Estonia Pleased with NATO Contingency Planning Plan
[...] (U) Pol Chief and DATT delivered reftel points on December 15 to Paul Teesalu, Director of the MFA's Security Policy Division, and to Sven Sakkov, MOD Undersecretary for Defense Policy, and Eerik Marmei, MOD Director of the NATO and ESDP Department. 2. (S) Teesalu welcomed the information and call [...]
2009-12-16 13:02:00Embassy TallinnSECRETNATO MARR MCAP PREL EN
09TASHKENT105UZBEKISTAN: JAPANESE OFFICIALS COMMENT ON BILATERAL
[...] (S) Summary: Japanese engagement in Uzbekistan appears to be on the rise, judging from recent comments from Japanese diplomats and consultants in Tashkent as well as press reporting. In addition to high-level Uzbek and Japanese visits in Tokyo and Tashkent in 2008, a "Central Asia Plus Japan" [...]
2009-01-27 04:44:00Embassy TashkentSECRETPREL ECIN PGOV PBTS EAID UZ
09TASHKENT1447Uzbekistan: Scenesetter for the Visit of General Petraeus
[...] (S) Summary: Your second visit to Uzbekistan comes at a pivotal moment in the U.S.-Uzbek relationship and will build upon the July 12-13 visit of Under Secretary of State Bill Burns during which we proposed to the Uzbeks the establishment of a structured bilateral dialogue. The Uzbek leadershi [...]
2009-08-14 11:52:00Embassy TashkentSECRETPREL PGOV MARR AF UZ
09TASHKENT1591SCA DAS Krol's Meetings with Uzbek FM Norov and NSC Sec
[...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol in Tashkent on November 19, Uzbek Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov and National Security Council Secretary Murat Atayev expressed satisfaction with improving U.S.-Uzbek bilateral relations and the Annual Bilateral [...]
2009-11-23 12:52:00Embassy TashkentSECRETPREL PTER EINV ENRG MASS AF UZ
09TASHKENT323At Times Angry Karimov Says Afghan Transit Can Continue,
[...] (S) Summary. President Karimov told the Ambassador March 18 that his earlier understanding with General Petraeus regarding commercial transit of non-lethal cargo through Uzbekistan to Afghanistan remains in place, despite Karimov's evident embarrassment at the public recognition accorded hum [...]
2009-03-18 14:38:00Embassy TashkentSECRETPREL MARR PGOV PHUM PINR UZ
09TASHKENT823Apparent Terrorist Attacks in Eastern Uzbekistan
[...] (C) Several years of relative calm was broken in Uzbekistan's Andijon province on May 26 when a group of assailants armed with AK-47s attacked security force installations in the town of Khanabad on the border with Kyrgyzstan. Information on the attack and ensuing firefight is sketchy. An of [...]
2009-05-27 12:11:00Embassy TashkentSECRETPTER PGOV PREL UZ
09TBILISI1524GEORGIA: AMBASSADOR FRIED DISCUSSES GEORGIAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During his August 5-6 visit to Tbilisi, Special Envoy for Guantanamo Bay Ambassador Daniel Fried discussed with a wide-range of Senior Georgian officials the details of how Georgia planned to implement its offer to accept a number of detainees currently detained at Guantanamo B [...]
2009-08-11 11:45:00Embassy TbilisiSECRETPREL PGOV GG
09TBILISI1559GEORGIA: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE
[...] (S) In response to reftel questions, Post provides the following answers. A. Can the Georgian Ministry of Defense (MOD) confirm the order of the rifles and grenade launchers listed on this license application? MOD's Letter of Intent and End-Use Certificate date back to 2007 and 2008, resp [...]
2009-08-18 12:02:00Embassy TbilisiSECRETETTC KOMC SE UP BU GG
09TBILISI1674GEORGIA: WHAT IS GOING ON WITH NINO BURJANADZE?
[...] (C) Summary/Comment: Despite her almost complete lack of political support, Burjanadze, likely because of her past international role as Georgia's acting President (twice) and well-known Speaker as well as the on-going activities of her husband, still commands the GoG's attention. A growing [...]
2009-09-08 14:27:00Embassy TbilisiSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI2013GEORGIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON US STRATEGY FOR ENLARGEMENT GOALS FOR DECEMBER FOREIGN MINISTERIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-16 13:25:00Embassy TbilisiSECRETGG NATO PGOV PREL
09TBILISI203GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF VCJCS
[...] (SBU) Your visit to Georgia follows the visit of USAREUR Commanding General Ham, which was well-received by the Georgians, but focused mainly on military-to-military discussions. Your itinerary will be broader - we have requested meetings with the President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, an [...]
2009-02-04 10:56:00Embassy TbilisiSECRETPGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI333GEORGIA: REQUESTING IAEA INSPECTION OF SUKHUMI
[...] (S) Poloff delivered Reftel A demarche to Nestan Bejanishvili, MFA's Second Secretary of the Security Policy and Euro-Atlantic Integration Department on February 17. Bejanishvili thanked poloff for the information. In response to poloff's point that representatives from the Russian Mission in [...]
2009-02-18 12:45:00Embassy TbilisiSECRETKNNP PARM PGOV PREL RS GG
09TBILISI449GEORGIA: CESIUM-137 SOURCES RECOVERED NEAR
[...] (S) Summary. On Thursday, February 26, the recovery of four Cesium-137 sources, discovered near the Kutaisi-Samtredia central highway (ref B),was successfully accomplished by a joint MOIA and Nuclear and Radiation Safety Service (NRSS) team. Officials from NRSS had assumed that there was jus [...]
2009-03-06 14:37:00Embassy TbilisiSECRETMNUC ASEC PARM PINR KNNP KCRM ZJ GG
09TBILISI793GEORGIA INFORMED ON PENDING TRANSFER OF SEIZED HEU
[...] (S) Per ref B, on April 24, poloff informed Shalva Burduli, Head of Division for New Threats and Arms Control of the Georgian MFA, of the pending transfer to Russia of a ten-gram sample of the HEU seized in a 2006 nuclear smuggling sting operation in Georgia. Poloff explained that he transfer [...]
2009-04-24 12:26:00Embassy TbilisiSECRETPARM PREL KNNP MNUC RS GG
09TBILISI912GEORGIA: FOLLOW-UP COMMENTS ON CS-137 DISCOVERY
[...] (S) As requested in ref A, poloff obtained additional information from the Government of Georgia regarding its response to the discovery of four Cs-137 sources buried near Kopitnari Airport. While not completely ruling out the possibility that the material was abandoned by smugglers, the gove [...]
2009-05-14 12:00:00Embassy TbilisiSECRETKNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PARM PINR PREL GG
09TEGUCIGALPA1073TFH01: AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT ARIAS DISCUSS
[...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador and President Arias discussed the Honduran crisis on October 21. They REVIEWED the temporary suspension of the talks. The Ambassador blamed the recent failure on the last minute intransigence of Roberto Micheletti. The Ambassador expressed the hope that both side [...]
2009-10-22 18:48:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1244TFH01: SPEAKING TO PRESIDENT-ELECT LOBO
[...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador spoke to President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo on November 3. They discussed the results of the congressional vote rejecting President Zelaya's restoration. Both agreed that the process, despite U.S. disappintment, was done in a transparent and open way. Lobo cite [...]
2009-12-03 20:31:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1253THE AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT-ELECT LOBO DISCUSS
[...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador and President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo met on November 4 to discuss the situation in the wake of the elections and the congressional vote rejecting President Manual "Mel" Zelaya's restitution. Lobo discussed his support for the full implementation of the Tegucig [...]
2009-12-04 20:57:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1264TFH01: THE AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT-ELECT LOBO
[...] (S) The Ambassador discussed the latest political developments with President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo on December 7. Lobo confirmed to the Ambassador that he will be traveling to San Jose at the invitation of Costa Rican President Oscar Arias tomorrow, December 8. Lobo said he would be tr [...]
2009-12-07 22:54:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1265TFH01: THE AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT ARIAS DISCUSS
[...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador and Arias discussed the Honduran situation on December 7. Arias remains committed to a negotiated solution to the Honduran crisis and expressed his willingness to stay engaged and provide leadership. He added that the holding of free and fair elections provides a [...]
2009-12-08 17:25:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1270TFH01: THE AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HONDURAN SITUATION
[...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador held a series of conversations with President Arias, President Zelaya and President-elect Lobo. Arias provided a briefing on the results of Lobo's visit to San Jose. Arias stressed that he and Martinelli had a common vision -- consistent with the U.S. position. Th [...]
2009-12-09 21:33:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1278TFH01: THE AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ZELAYA'S FAILED
[...] (S) Summary: On the morning of December 10, the Ambassador briefed President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo and President Oscar Arias on the failed Mexican attempt to secure safe passage for President Zelaya to Mexico. The Ambassador noted that the U.S. had not been informed by either Mexican or [...]
2009-12-10 17:15:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1280TFH01: ZELAYA'S ABORTED DEPARTURE FROM HONDURAS
[...] (S) Summary: President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya told the Ambassador late on the afternoon of December 9 that he had obtained safe passage out of Honduras from the de facto regime and would depart that evening on an airplane provided by Mexican President Felipe Calderon and be given "guest of [...]
2009-12-10 19:38:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1290ZELAYA ADVISORS UPDATE ON ACTIONS REGARDING
[...] (S) Summary: Liberal Party leader Carlos Montoya told the Ambassador that he contacted Armed Forces Chief of Staff Romeo Orlando Vasquez, former President of Honduras Carlos Flores, and Micheletti representative on the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord Verification Commission Arturo Corrales and all [...]
2009-12-15 00:23:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA380OPPOSITION BUILDS TO PRESIDENT'S POLL ON
[...] (C) Summary: The country's political institutions have lined up against a plan by President Zelaya to hold a poll canvassing popular support for the holding of a referendum on a constituent assembly. A court ruling is expected soon, perhaps as early as the week of May 25, and could probably g [...]
2009-05-23 00:20:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV KCRM SOCI HO
09TEGUCIGALPA508HONDURAN COUP SITREP #6: EVENTS AS OF 06/30/09
[...] (U) The anti-regime demonstration in Tegucigalpa peaked June 29 with a maximum of approximately 3,000 protesters before being dispersed by police and military, but has re-formed and as of noon local is headed along Avenida Miraflores toward the Presidential Palace, where RSO anticipates a clas [...]
2009-06-29 19:41:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD HO
09TEGUCIGALPA514HONDURAN COUP: SITREP #4 06/29/09 AS OF NOON LOCAL
[...] (U) Minister of Security Jorge Rodas reported to Ambassador on June 28 at 16:00 local (18:00 EDT) that there had been virtually no incidents of violence or unrest in the country Sunday, save for those isolated small cases already mentioned in Sitrep #2. The ruling regime called a 21:00-06:00 [...]
2009-06-29 20:53:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV MARR CASC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA521HONDURAN COUP SITREP #6: EVENTS AS OF 06/30/09
[...] (U) The anti-regime demonstration in Tegucigalpa peaked June 29 with a maximum of approximately 3,000 protesters before being dispersed by police and military, but has re-formed and as of noon local is headed along Avenida Miraflores toward the Presidential Palace, where RSO anticipates a clas [...]
2009-06-30 22:43:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD HO
09TEGUCIGALPA523HONDURAN COUP SITREP #7: EVENTS AS OF 07/01/09
[...] (U) The pro-Zelaya demonstration in Tegucigalpa near the Presidential Palace in front of the Clarion Hotel concluded with minimal violence. A crowd of approximately 5,000 moved toward the OAS mission, which is located approximately three blocks south of the U.S. Embassy. There are continued [...]
2009-07-02 00:53:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD PHUM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA533HONDURAN COUP: STEPS TOWARD RECONCILIATION
[...] (C) Summary: Separately from the discussion track the Ambassador is conducting per ref A, Embassy has opened up a back-channel of communication with remnants of the deposed Zelaya Government and dissident members of Congress who are interested in establishing a dialogue leading to national rec [...]
2009-07-04 20:23:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV HO
09TEGUCIGALPA56CONGRESS PUSHES THROUGH NEW COURT, RESISTS THREATS
[...] (S) Summary: Congress elected a new Supreme Court, taking all candidates from a list supplied by the Nominating Board (reftel),minutes before its constitutional deadline the night of Sunday, January 25. Congress successfully resisted intense pressure from President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya to ele [...]
2009-01-26 22:21:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV KCRM SOCI HO
09TEGUCIGALPA578SUPREME COURT JUSTICES THINK COUP WAS ILLEGAL
[...] (C) Summary: A source on the Supreme Court staff said many justices think the removal of President Zelaya was unlawful. However, they rationalize it as necessary to avoid a bloodbath. The justices are uneasy with any suggestion that Zelaya receive amnesty. The source said a proposal being [...]
2009-07-11 01:42:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV KDEM KJUS HO
09TEGUCIGALPA591HONDURAN COUP: IS THERE A "PINK TEAM?"
[...] (C) Summary: Refs C and D profiled the coalitions currently agitating for the return of President Zelaya (the "Red Team") and opposing his return (the "White Team"). This message explores whether there is any significant "pink" ground between these two camps that can help bridge the differenc [...]
2009-07-14 20:23:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA612TFH01: WORST CASE SCENARIO FOR WEEKEND VIOLENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: While civil action has so far remained peaceful save for the death of one protester on July 5, there has been a palpable increase in tension leading into the scheduled July 18 round of negotiations between President Zelaya and de facto regime head Micheletti. The prospects for [...]
2009-07-17 19:31:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV MARR KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA635TFH01: ARIAS DISCUSSES MEDIATION EFFORT
[...] (S) Early afternoon on July 22, the Ambassador spoke to President Arias. Arias confirmed that the de facto regime of President Roberto Micheletti had made a sudden decision to attend the afternoon session in San Jose. Arias was very pleased. He said the meeting is now pushed back to 4:00 p.m [...]
2009-07-22 22:51:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KDEM PGOV PINR PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA637TFH01: PRESIDENT ZELAYA AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS
[...] (S) Summary: President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya told the Ambassador that he believes that the Arias process is close to failure. He blamed the de facto regime's intransigence for the near collapse of the mediation. He urged the U.S. to take stronger punitive measures against the Micheletti regim [...]
2009-07-23 17:13:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPREL PGOV AEMR ASEC CASC KDEM MARR PINR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA663PRESIDENT ARIAS DISCUSSES HIS MEDIATION EFFORTS
[...] (S) President Arias called the Ambassador the evening of July 27 to get an update on the situation in Honduras and our efforts to support his mediation efforts. The Ambassador responded that the situation was mixed. On the positive side, the Honduran military was now moving in the direction [...]
2009-07-28 15:37:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPREL PGOV AEMR KDEM MARR PINR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA686TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S JULY 30 CONVERSATION WITH
[...] (S) The Ambassador spoke with President Arias on the evening of July 30 to brief him on his meeting earlier in the day with President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya in Managua. The Ambassador noted that in the three-hour round of meetings he had urged Zelaya to "put on his presidential suit," take the d [...]
2009-07-31 20:43:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPREL ASEC KDEM MARR PGOV PINR AEMR CASC
09TEGUCIGALPA902TFH01: AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT ARIAS DISCUSS
[...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador and President Arias reviewed the Honduran situation on September 9. They discussed the Secretary's meeting with President Zelaya last week in Washington, as well as the U.S. position on economic assistance, visas and the elections. The Ambassador also briefed Aria [...]
2009-09-09 20:59:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV PINR PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA910TFH01: DE FACTOS INFLEXIBLE ON ZELAYA RETURN
[...] (S) Summary. Two participants in a September 7 meeting the Ambassador held with de facto regime supporters (reftel) met on September 7 and 8 with de facto regime head Roberto Micheletti and urged that he submit to President Arias a list of proposals to ensure the compliance of President Manuel [...]
2009-09-11 20:06:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA922TFH01: ARIAS MEDIATION
[...] (C) Summary: On the evening of September 16, President Arias briefed the Ambassador on the results of his meetings with the Presidential candidates in San Jose. Overall, Arias believes these meetings were positive and resulted in the issuance of a public statement by four of the five candidat [...]
2009-09-17 17:35:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA95(C) IRANIAN OUTREACH TO LATIN AMERICA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-11 17:42:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPINR ETRD MARR PREL PTER SNAR
09TEGUCIGALPA966TFHO1: DE FACTO FINANCE MINISTER EXPRESSES CONCERN
[...] (C) Summary: In a series of phone calls to the Consul General (CG) September 24, de facto Finance Minister Gabriela Nunez expressed worry over the deteriorating security situation since the unexpected return to Honduras of President Manuel &Mel8 Zelaya. She also angrily questioned the decis [...]
2009-09-25 00:43:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM CVIS HO
09TELAVIV1060REP. WEXLER DISCUSSES IRAN WITH IDF INTELLIGENCE
[...] (S) Representative Robert Wexler (D, Florida),accompanied by Deputy Chief of Staff Joshua Rogin and DCM Moreno, met with Israel Defense Forces Intelligence Chief, MG Amos Yadlin, on Sunday 10 May 2009. MG Yadlin focused his discussion on the preparations for the upcoming visit of Prime Min [...]
2009-05-13 12:20:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL MPOS KNNP IR IS
09TELAVIV115GAZA SITREP, JANUARY 15, 1230 - GAZA ON FIRE
[...] Summary: (S//REL USA, ACGU) Israeli-fired artillery rounds struck a warehouse on the UNRWA compound in Gaza City between 0900 and 1000 local on January 15, sparking a fire that threatens fuel storage sites and wounding three. The Embassy has been in contact with IDF Southern Command to urge [...]
2009-01-15 11:11:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL MOPS PINS PINR KWBG EG IS KPAL CASC PHUM
09TELAVIV1184CODELS ACKERMAN AND CASEY MEETINGS WITH PRIME
[...] (S) Summary. CODEL Ackerman and Casey met separately May 26 and 27 with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. The Prime Minister discussed his visit to Washington, focusing on his discussions of Iran, a regional approach in support of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, and his approach to the P [...]
2009-06-02 13:25:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV KNNP IR KWBG EG IS
09TELAVIV1273GOI FOLLOW-UP REQUESTS FROM JUNE 7
[...] (S) In follow-up to the June 7 Israeli-Palestinian meeting on anti-money-laundering and counter-terror-finance (AML/CFT practices in West Bank and Gaza banks (REFTEL) GOI officials reviewed with EconOff next steps and additional information they have sought from the Palestinian side. In sepa [...]
2009-06-12 14:11:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETEAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS
09TELAVIV1306GOI REITERATES DESIRE FOR INCREASED
[...] (S/NF) Yehuda Shaffer, head of the Israel Money Laundering and Terror Financing Prohibition Authority (IMPA),reiterated GOI desire for increased bilateral Israeli-Palestinian cooperation on anti-money-laundering and counter-terror-financing (AML/CFT) enforcement in a meeting with EconOff and [...]
2009-06-16 14:32:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETEAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS
09TELAVIV1324GOI DISCUSSES LEBANON AND SYRIA WITH HOF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 10, Fred Hof, Special Advisor for Regional Affairs in the office of Special Envoy Mitchell, held a series of meetings with GOI officials from the MFA and MOD to discuss the situation in Lebanon and Syria and the possibilities for progress towards opening negotiations with each. [...]
2009-06-18 08:49:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL LE SY UN IS
09TELAVIV1340LIBERMAN'S VISIT TO MOSCOW AND MINSK PART OF GOI
[...] (S) Summary. The MFA's readout on Foreign Minister Liberman's June 2-3 visit to Moscow closely tracked with Embassy Moscow reftel, but with some interesting differences of nuance: the Israelis stated that Liberman's outreach to the Russians represents a new foreign policy priority for Israe [...]
2009-06-19 14:32:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV ECON MASS RU IR IS
09TELAVIV1379MOD READOUT ON BARAK'S MEETINGS IN CAIRO
[...] (S) Summary. Defense Minister Ehud Barak visited Cairo June 21 and met one on one with President Mubarak, Intelligence Minister Soliman, and Defense Minister Tantawi. MOD Arab Affairs Adviser David Hacham, who was part of Barak's delegation, provided PolCouns with a readout June 23 based on [...]
2009-06-26 13:22:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MOPS EG KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1382MOD READOUT ON BARAK'S MEETINGS IN CAIRO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-29 04:30:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MOPS EG KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1507STAFFDELS MAKOVSKY AND BENAIM'S MEETING WITH MOD
[...] (S) Summary. Congressional Staffdels Makovsky and Benaim, accompanied by PolCouns, met with MOD Chief of Staff BG Mike Herzog July 2. Their discussion covered improved Egyptian counter-smuggling performance, Egypt's efforts to promote Palestinian national reconciliation, the Arab role in th [...]
2009-07-08 14:38:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER PGOV KWBG EG IS
09TELAVIV1688PM A/S SHAPIRO'S JULY 22-23 VISIT TO ISRAEL
[...] (S) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro met with a number of GOI officials on July 22-23 to stress the importance of the U.S.-Israeli political-military relationship, and to discuss among other issues Israel's Qualitative Military Edge (QME). GOI interlocutors [...]
2009-07-30 10:23:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS PTER EG CH IR SA LE IS
09TELAVIV1719DAS GLASER'S JULY 29-30 VISIT TO ISRAEL
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) of Treasury for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Danny Glaser met with several GOI officials on July 29-30 to express confidence in the Palestinian financial sector, identify Israeli concerns in Palestinian anti-money laundering/counter fin [...]
2009-08-03 14:31:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETEAID EFIN KTFN KPAL IS
09TELAVIV1863GOI OUTLINES POSSIBLE U.S. GESTURES TO IRAN
[...] (S) On August 17th, Israeli Defense Intelligence (IDI) gathered a round-table of in-house experts to discuss possible gestures to Iran that the U.S. and international community could utilize during negotiations over Iran's nuclear program and the resumption of relations. The panel consisted o [...]
2009-08-25 06:48:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETECON PREL IR IS
09TELAVIV1933ISRAEL: NEXT MONTH PIVOTAL REGARDING IRAN
[...] (S) Summary: The GOI views a number of important meetings in September -- including the P5 1 Foreign Ministers, the IAEA Board of Governors, the UN General Assembly and the G-20 -- as pivotal in determining the next course of action regarding Iran's nuclear program. According to MFA Director [...]
2009-09-03 12:32:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL KNNP PGOV IAEA IR RU CH IS
09TELAVIV2050IDF SOUTHERN COMMAND AND SHIN BET BRIEFINGS ON
[...] (S) Summary. CODEL Gillibrand received separate briefings on the Gaza security situation by the IDF Southern Command and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) September 2 and 3. Major General Yoav Gallant told the CODEL that the Southern Command's role is to manage the threat from Gaza, but [...]
2009-09-16 10:33:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER OREP KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2098CODEL ROHRABACHER DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS,
[...] (C) Summary. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) visited Israel August 19-21 for a series of meetings with Israeli officials, primarily focused on the peace process, regional security issues, and arms sales. Rohrabacher met with Minister of Strategic Affairs Moshe "Bogie" Ya'alon, Deputy Foreign M [...]
2009-09-22 14:17:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV KWBG IR IS
09TELAVIV2147ISRAEL TO RELEASE WOMEN PRISONERS IN RETURN FOR
[...] (SBU) The Prime Minister's Office released a statement September 30 confirming media reports that the security cabinet has decided to release twenty Palestinian women prisoners in return for "updated and unequivocal proof regarding the well-being and status of Gilad Shalit." Prime Minister N [...]
2009-09-30 14:55:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PHUM EG KWBG GM IS
09TELAVIV2245ISRAELIS MULL RESPONSE TO TURKISH "HUMILIATIONS"
[...] (S) Summary. Turkey's decision to cancel Israel's participation in the joint Turkey-U.S.-Italy-NATO-Israel Anatolian Eagle air exercise received heavy media coverage here October 11-13. Although the IDF adhered to agreed language on the international portion of the exercise being postponed [...]
2009-10-13 15:58:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL MOPS MASS TU KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2283SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF USUN AMBASSADOR SUSAN
[...] (S) Summary. Israelis are even more anxious than usual these days as the Goldstone Report is being discussed in Geneva and New York. Israeli leaders have developed a virtually obsessive reaction to the report, which they see as both an assault on the State of Israel and it's democratic inst [...]
2009-10-16 12:26:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM KWBG IR TU IS
09TELAVIV2401ISRAELI MFA POLITICAL RESEARCH BUREAU DISCUSSES
[...] (C) POLOFF and NEA/IPA Desk Officer met with MFA's Political Research Bureau (INR equivalent) on October 14 to discuss recent developments in Syria and Lebanon. MFA analysts explained that lately the political atmosphere in Lebanon suggests progress toward resolving the political crisis. So [...]
2009-11-02 10:12:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPGOV LE SY IS
09TELAVIV2425SENIOR MFA AND MOD OFFICIALS DESCRIBE COMPLEX
[...] (S) Summary. In separate meetings October 28 and 29, MOD Pol-Mil Director Gilad and MFA Deputy Director General Hadas described different aspects of Israel's complex relations with Jordan. Gilad effusively praised security cooperation with Jordan, calling it the "main pillar" of Israel's se [...]
2009-11-04 12:13:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV KISL KWBG JO IS
09TELAVIV2473SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY
[...] (S) Summary. Israel is deceptively calm and prosperous. The security situation inside Israel is the best since the outbreak of the Second Intifada, the economy has weathered the storms of the international economic crisis, and Netanyahu's governing coalition is stable, for the time being at le [...]
2009-11-12 15:51:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MOPS KWBG IS IR
09TELAVIV2496GAZA CASH: GOI SECURITY AND POLICY CONCERNS
[...] (S) Summary: A senior GOI security official cited several security and policy concerns in permitting the transfer of U.S. dollars and Jordanian dinars into Gaza, though he promised to raise the topic within the appropriate interagency committee. The GOI continues to view its policy of restric [...]
2009-11-17 14:56:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETEFIN KTFN IS
09TELAVIV250040TH JOINT POLITICAL-MILITARY GROUP: EXECUTIVE
[...] (S) Summary: During the Executive Session of the 40th Joint Political Military Group (JPMG),U.S. and Israeli counterparts continued discussion on the creation of four new Qualitative Military Edge (QME) working groups. GOI interlocutors continued to raise concerns regarding the F-15 sale to [...]
2009-11-18 14:30:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS PTER EG CH IR RU SA LE TU IS
09TELAVIV250140TH JPMG: COUNTERSMUGGLING TECHNICAL DISCUSSION
[...] (S) Summary: Concurrent to the Joint Political Military Group (JPMG) Executive Session, IDF J5 and Israel Defense Intelligence (IDI) officers briefed U.S. JPMG delegation members on current arms transfers and weapons smuggling into Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. IDF J5 and IDI officers first focused o [...]
2009-11-18 14:32:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS PTER KWBG EG IR LE IS
09TELAVIV250240TH JPMG: NEA REGIONAL DISCUSSION (PART 3 OF 4)
[...] (S) Summary: As part of the 40th Joint Political Military Group (JPMG),U.S. and GOI counterparts discussed security issues in the Near East region. GOI officials expressed support for the P5 plus 1 engagement process with Iran, but doubted the process would lead to any change in Iranian behavior - [...]
2009-11-18 14:34:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS PTER KWBG EG IR SA LE IS
09TELAVIV250340TH JPMG: INTERNATIONAL, EXPORT CONTROL AND JSAP
[...] (S) Summary: As part of the 40th Joint Political Military Group, U.S. and Israeli interlocutors discussed Russia, Afghanistan/Pakistan, and East Asia, focusing specifically on China. On Russia, both U.S. and GOI officials stressed the importance of maintaining a balanced relationship with Mos [...]
2009-11-18 14:36:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS PTER CH IR RU IS
09TELAVIV2506ISRAELI COMPLAINTS ABOUT TURKEY'S ROLE WITH IRAN
[...] (S) Reftel reported that the French MFA readout to Embassy Paris on the Israeli-French Strategic Dialogue included Israeli claims that Turkey, with the full knowledge of PM Erdogan, has facilitated the supply of weapons-related materials for Iran's nuclear program. MFA Director of Political [...]
2009-11-19 09:45:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL KNNP EFIN TU IR FR IS
09TELAVIV2514ISRAELI REACTIONS TO GILO CONTROVERSY
[...] (C) Summary: Israelis across the political spectrum have lined up in support of Israeli expansion in Jewish neighborhoods of East Jerusalem following the controversy over plans for new construction next to the existing neighborhood of Gilo (reftel). Many Israelis feel a strong connection to [...]
2009-11-19 12:48:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2526GOI INTERAGENCY DISCUSSION ON TURKEY
[...] (S) SUMMARY. On November 15, Israeli officials told NSC Senior Director Dan Shapiro during a GOI interagency briefing hosted by National Security Advisor Uzi Arad, that they believe Turkey is engaged in an ongoing strategic realignment towards the Middle East and away from the West, and that t [...]
2009-11-23 13:29:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL MARR TU IS
09TELAVIV2585ARAD CLAIMS RELATIONS WITH EGYPT "NEAR ALL-TIME
[...] (S) Summary. National Security Adviser Arad, in the course of a discussion of non-proliferation issues with visiting U/S Tauscher December 1, commented on the Netanyahu government's relations with Egypt, calling them regional "good news" and suggesting that ties to at least key sections of [...]
2009-12-02 12:25:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS EG IS
09TELAVIV2655RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END-USE
[...] (S) Summary: Representatives from M. Paz Logistics and Global Law Enforcement and Security confirmed that they are for the first time working together to provide night vision devices and rifles to the Togolese Armed Forces. However, the company representatives' accounts of the potential tran [...]
2009-12-08 13:23:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETETTC KOMC TO IS
09TELAVIV2734STAFFDEL KUIKEN-CAMMACK'S MEETING WITH PM ADVISOR
[...] (S) Summary: During a December 14 meeting with Senate staff members (Michael Kuiken, Senate Armed Services Committee, and Perry Cammack, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations),the Prime Minister's Director for Policy Planning Ron Dermer confirmed a solid U.S.-Israeli relationship that weather [...]
2009-12-18 08:45:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2757U/S TAUSCHER'S DECEMBER 1-2 VISIT TO ISRAEL
[...] (S) Summary: Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher visited Israel December 1-2. U/S Tauscher focused her visit on setting the stage for a successful Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference (RevCon) in May 2010. She consulted with GOI int [...]
2009-12-22 09:22:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PARM MNUC KNNP EG IR
09TELAVIV2778CODEL SKELTON'S MEETING WITH IDF CHIEF OF GENERAL
[...] (S) Summary. CODEL Skelton met with Lt General Gabi Ashkenazi at the MFA November 15. Their discussion covered U.S.-Israeli cooperation on missile defense and cyber warfare, the Iranian threat, Syria and Lebanon, Israeli-Palestinian relations, the Goldstone Report, and IDF training and readiness. L [...]
2009-12-23 10:35:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL MOPS MASS KWBG SY IR IS
09TELAVIV2830ISRAEL DEFENDS DECEMBER 26 NABLUS RAID
[...] (S) Summary: Following the murder of Rabbi Meir Avshalom Hai on December 24, senior MOD and IDF officials strongly expressed the GOI's obligation to protect its citizens in response to acts of terrorism -- as demonstrated by the December 26 Nablus raid which resulted in the deaths of three Pa [...]
2009-12-29 15:38:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL MOPS KWBG KPAL IS
09TELAVIV29GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 6, 1800
[...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: Israel continues to press forward intensely with Operation Cast Lead while Israeli officials rebuff diplomatic entreaties to enter into a short-term cease-fire with Hamas that would restore the status quo ante. Prime Minister Olmert reiterated Israel's demands that Hamas ceas [...]
2009-01-06 16:55:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PREF PINR KWBG PINS MOPS IS LE EG
09TELAVIV36SENATOR SPECTER DISCUSSES GAZA, SYRIA, AND IRAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) and the Ambassador on December 29, 2008 met with Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu and senior Likud Party Knesset Members Silvan Shalom and Yuval Steinitz. Netanyahu conveyed his support for Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip, adding that the long-r [...]
2009-01-07 13:40:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER KWBG SY IR IS
09TELAVIV380PRIME MINISTER OLMERT DISCUSSES HAMAS, PALESTINIAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met with Ambassador Cunningham and members and staff of the House Armed Services Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on January 29 to discuss Israel's recent military operation in Gaza, peace talks with the Palestinia [...]
2009-02-13 10:23:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER MOPS TU SY KPWG IS
09TELAVIV384MFA COMMENTS ON UNFREEZING RELATIONS WITH QATAR
[...] (C) MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East (NEA A/S-equivalent) Yacov Hadas briefed PolCouns February 12 on Israel's efforts to normalize relations with Qatar and Mauritania which were frozen during the Gaza operation. Regarding Qatar, Hadas said the Qataris had offered Israel to reo [...]
2009-02-13 13:32:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER QA MR KWBG IR IS
09TELAVIV42GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 7, 1900
[...] (C) Summary: IDF operations were suspended from 1300 to 1600 local to allow Gaza residents to collect food, water, and other humanitarian supplies; pauses are likely to continue at least every other day. A spokesman for PM Olmert "welcomed" Egyptian President Mubarak's truce proposal and anno [...]
2009-01-07 18:17:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS EG FR
09TELAVIV420SENIOR U.S. AND ISRAELI OFFICIALS DISCUSS EFFORTS
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Stephen Mull from the Office of the Under Secretary for International Security Affairs and his delegation met with senior Israeli MFA officials on February 6 to discuss meetings held earlier in the week in Copenhagen that focused on ways to counter the smuggling of weapons prima [...]
2009-02-19 14:17:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PHUM PTER PINR MASS MOPS EG KWBG IS
09TELAVIV422IDF DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF DISCUSSES GAZA OPERATION
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Israel Defense Force (IDF) Deputy Chief of Staff MG Dan Harel in a meeting with Ambassador Cunningham and senior U.S. officials said Egyptian and U.S. assistance is critical to slowing the flow of weapons and munitions into Gaza. Cooperation against smuggling is better with Egyptian [...]
2009-02-19 14:53:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM PTER PINR MASS MOPS EG KWBG IS
09TELAVIV44GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 8, 1500
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Three Katyusha rockets fired from Lebanon struck northern Israel early on January 8 and lightly injured three civilians; Israeli forces responded with artillery fire. Military officials suspect Palestinian groups operating in Lebanon conducted the attack and sought to avoid e [...]
2009-01-08 13:44:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS EG FR
09TELAVIV5GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 2, 15:00
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Local and international media highlighted FM Livni,s January 1 comments in Paris that a ceasefire was unnecessary and would give Hamas time to regroup. Israeli troops deployed around Gaza have relaxed their posture, but remain prepared for ground incursions. Rocket and mortar st [...]
2009-01-02 15:09:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETKWBG MOPS PREL PTER PINR EAID IS
09TELAVIV53GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 08, 1230
[...] (S) SUMMARY: As of 1215 local, the security cabinet is meeting following a three hour meeting of PM Olmert, FM Livni, and DM Barak in which they were to discuss how to respond to the UNSCR resolution for a ceasefire and whether to recommend beginning phase 3 of Operation Cast Lead, which woul [...]
2009-01-09 10:48:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPTER EAID EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV58CORRECTED: GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 09, 1230
[...] (S) SUMMARY: As of 1215 local, the security cabinet is meeting following a three hour meeting of PM Olmert, FM Livni, and DM Barak in which they were to discuss how to respond to the UNSCR resolution for a ceasefire and whether to recommend beginning phase 3 of Operation Cast Lead, which woul [...]
2009-01-09 12:18:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPTER EAID EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV600GOI PROPOSES INTERNATIONAL MECHANISM FOR FUNDS TO
[...] Channeling funds to enable the re-building of Gaza whilst ensuring the money is not misdirected to destabilizing elements. 2. Empowering the Palestinian Authority (PA) and other institutions in Gaza committed to peaceful co-existence in the region. 3. Developing a mechanism for money [...]
2009-03-11 15:32:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETEFIN KNNP KTFN KPAL PTER PREL IS
09TELAVIV605ACTING A/S FELTMAN,S DISCUSSIONS WITH MFA FOCUS ON
[...] (C) Summary: NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman met with MFA officials on March 4 to discuss his upcoming visit to Syria, the GOI talks on Ghajjar with the UN, the status of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, and Israel's relations with Mauritania and the Gulf states. Deputy Dire [...]
2009-03-12 13:16:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV KWBG EAID EG QA MR MU JO LE IS
09TELAVIV617PROBABLE NEW ISRAELI DEFENSE MINISTER'S HARDLINE
[...] (S) Summary. Former IDF Chief of General Staff Boogie Ya'alon is widely expected to be Bibi Netanyahu's Defense Minister in the government that Netanyahu will likely announce next week. Ya'alon is something of a political enigma in Israel since he has roots in the left but has become known [...]
2009-03-13 16:12:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV PTER KWBG EG IR SY IS
09TELAVIV654ISRAEL'S RELATIONS WITH THE GULF STATES FOCUS ON
[...] (S) Summary. MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Yacov Hadas provided PolCouns March 16 with an overview of Israel's relations with several of the Gulf states. Hadas described Israel's relations with the Gulf as a function of the Gulf Arabs' fear of Iran, but also as due to the A [...]
2009-03-19 14:37:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER PGOV KWBG IR IS
09TELAVIV807FOREIGN MINISTER LIEBERMAN HAS ARRIVED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-03 14:43:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPGOV IS
09TELAVIV90GAZA SITREP, JANUARY 13, 1200
[...] (S) Summary: Israeli media reports PM Olmert indicated to foreign leaders January 12 that he was prepared to give Egyptian-sponsored cease-fire talks a chance prior to a decision on a third phase of Operation Cast Lead. At the same time, Olmert stated in a speech to Israeli southern city may [...]
2009-01-13 10:21:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL MOPS PINS KWBG CASC EG IS JO KPAL EAID
09TELAVIV919MOD ADVISOR COMMENTS ON EGYPTIAN INTELLIGENCE
[...] (S) Summary. Egyptian Intelligence Minister Soliman visited Israel April 22 and met separately with Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defense Minister Barak, and Foreign Minister Lieberman. According to MOD Arab affairs advisor Hacham, who participated in Soliman's meeting with Barak, they discussed [...]
2009-04-23 15:23:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER KWBG EG JO IS
09TELAVIV936CODEL KYL'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU:
[...] (S) Summary. CODEL Kyl, accompanied by the Ambassador, called on Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu April 6 in the first official U.S. meeting with Netanyahu since he formed a government. The main topics of discussion were stopping Iran's nuclear program and Netanyahu's approach to peace-makin [...]
2009-04-28 08:13:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER PGOV KNNP KWBG IR IS
09TELAVIV948GOI BRIEFS CODEL LOWEY ON EGYPTIAN EFFORTS TO HALT WEAPONS
[...] (S) Summary. During CODEL Lowey's April 16 meetings with the Israeli leadership (other subjects reported reftels),Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defense Minister Barak and IDF Chief of General Staff Ashkenazi commented on Egypt's role in stopping the smuggling to weapons and explosives into Gaza. [...]
2009-04-28 14:50:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER MOPS EG KWBG IS
09TELAVIV952GOI BRIEFS CODEL LOWEY ON EGYPTIAN EFFORTS TO HALT
[...] (S) Summary. During CODEL Lowey's April 16 meetings with the Israeli leadership (other subjects reported reftels),Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defense Minister Barak and IDF Chief of General Staff Ashkenazi commented on Egypt's role in stopping the smuggling to weapons and explosives into Gaza [...]
2009-04-28 16:34:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER MOPS EG KWBG IS
09THEHAGUE128CWC: DEMARCHE FOR ALLIES REGARDING AN IRANIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-25 10:04:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL CWC IR
09THEHAGUE136EAC THE HAGUE CONVENED ON FEBRUARY 25, 2009
[...] (SBU) EAC The Hague convened on February 25, 2009, to discuss the crash of Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 at Amsterdam,s Schiphol Airport and determine if all appropriate measures have been taken. 2. (C) Those present at the EAC were the Charge,, CONS, CWDEL, RSO, GRPO, POL/ECON, DAO, GLO, L [...]
2009-02-26 07:15:00Embassy The HagueSECRETASEC NL
09THEHAGUE143CWC: EC-55 DESTRUCTION INFORMALS
[...] (SBU) On February 16, the Destruction Informals session before the 55th Executive Council (EC-55) was opened by the EC Chairperson, Ambassador Oksana Tomova of Slovakia. The meeting consisted of presentations in two parts: details on verification/ implementation by the Technical Secretariat, [...]
2009-02-27 10:36:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE167CWC: WRAP-UP FOR FEBRUARY 23 - MARCH 6
[...] (SBU) The two weeks following EC-55 were relatively quiet, marked by a nearly complete absence of OPCW meetings and/or consultations. The general WEOG assessment of EC-55 was positive, with many delegations noting Iran's unusually cooperative attitude. ABAF reform remains on the agenda, as [...]
2009-03-10 15:33:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE179CWC: WRAP-UP FOR OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL SESSION,
[...] (SBU) The 55th Session of the Executive Council (EC-55) went more smoothly than expected (Ref B),with the Iranian delegation a much lower profile. Led by the Head of Iran"s National Authority, the Iranians deferred a substantial number of agenda items during the week but allowed most to prog [...]
2009-03-13 14:32:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE180(S) NETHERLANDS/IRAN: EXPORT CONTROL AUTHORITY TO
[...] (S) EmbOff met March 10 with Kees Jan Steenhoek, Senior Policy Advisor, Ministry of Economic Affairs, to discuss reftel points. Steenhoek is responsible for the GONL's export control process. He appreciated the information as he said the GONL had not been aware of AMT Netherlands' exports to Iran. [...]
2009-03-13 15:29:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL MNUC ETTC MTCRE NL IR
09THEHAGUE196SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S MARCH 31 MEETING
[...] (S) Your participation in the Afghanistan conference and the March 31 meeting with Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen is well-timed to advance key U.S. priorities, particularly in securing Afghanistan. Verhagen and the whole Dutch government remain among our strongest allies, but Dutch domestic [...]
2009-03-23 10:38:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL OVIP PINR MOPS PHUM AF NL
09THEHAGUE205(S) CWC: INQUIRIES IN THE HAGUE ABOUT MIRZAYANOV
[...] (U) Action requested para 5. 2. (S) On March 25, in a private conversation, Canadian delegate asked U.S. and UK Delreps whether they had heard of the Mirzayanov book "State Secrets: An Insider's View of the Russian Chemical Weapons Program." Canadian Rep added that Mirzayanov now appeared [...]
2009-03-26 09:08:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE286CWC: MEETINGS ON IRAQ ON THE MARGINS OF EC-56
[...] (SBU) Having submitted its initial declaration in March, Iraq made its debut as a "possessor state" at Executive Council (EC)-56. U.S. representatives in Washington, Baghdad and The Hague worked closely with counterparts to set up a series of preparatory meetings with Iraq, the UK, and membe [...]
2009-05-06 11:51:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE296CWC: EC-56 DONORS MEETING AND DESTRUCTION INFORMALS
[...] (SBU) On the day before the formal opening of the 56th session of the Executive Council (EC),U.S. Del participated in the Donor Coordination Meeting (hosted by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and the Destruction Informals (chaired by EC Chairperson Amb. Oksana Tomova). The Donors Mee [...]
2009-05-08 18:51:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE395NETHERLANDS: OVERVIEW FOR THE PRESIDENT'S JULY 14
[...] (C) Your July 14 meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Jan Pieter Balkenende provides an opportunity for us to urge the Dutch to continue as part of NATO in Afghanistan and to enlist PM Balkenende in solving Guantanamo issues. For his part, Balkenende will seek to continue the Dutch role in the G20 and [...]
2009-07-06 12:08:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL OVIP ECON EFIN PINR MOPS NL
09THEHAGUE398NETHERLANDS: POTENTIAL TOPICS FOR PRESIDENT'S JULY
[...] (SBU) Reftel provided some background on Prime Minister Balkenende and the challenges he faces. The second cable examined the four main topics likely to come up in your July 14 meeting. This cable concludes with short summaries on other topics that might arise (energy security, human rights, [...]
2009-07-06 15:30:00Embassy The HagueSECRETENRG OVIP PHUM PREL RU NL
09THEHAGUE399NETHERLANDS: LEAD TOPICS FOR PRESIDENT'S JULY 14
[...] (C) As indicated in our overview cable, Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende hopes to limit discussion to four major topics during his meeting with the President: Afghanistan/Pakistan; the economic crisis/G20; Middle East Peace Process/Iran; and climate change. He will also mention the New York 400 cele [...]
2009-07-06 15:30:00Embassy The HagueSECRETECON EFIN MOPS OVIP PINR PREL NL
09THEHAGUE418NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: ENROUTE TO YES ON MOST
[...] (U) This cable follows up on post's ""Netherlands /Afghanistan: Getting to YES post-2010"" (reftel C). 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Dutch consensus-based political process for post-2010 commitments in Afghanistan remains on track for a Cabinet decision in the fall followed by a parliamentary review in l [...]
2009-07-13 15:45:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPGOV PREL NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE419NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: ENROUTE TO YES ON MOST
[...] (U) This cable follows up on post's "Netherlands /Afghanistan: Getting to YES post-2010" (reftel C). 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Dutch consensus-based political process for post-2010 commitments in Afghanistan remains on track for a Cabinet decision in the fall followed by a parliamentary review [...]
2009-07-13 16:01:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPGOV PREL NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE462CWC: DESTRUCTION INFORMALS, JULY 13, 2009 (EC-57)
[...] (SBU) On July 13 before the formal opening of the Executive Council (EC),the new EC Chairperson, Ambassador Jorge Lomonaco (Mexico),convened the customary informal consultations on chemical weapons destruction issues. In addition to the usual presentations by the Technical Secretariat (TS) [...]
2009-07-30 07:43:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE463CWC: DESTRUCTION INFORMALS, JULY 13, 2009 (EC-57)
[...] (SBU) On July 13 before the formal opening of the Executive Council (EC),the new EC Chairperson, Ambassador Jorge Lomonaco (Mexico),convened the customary informal consultations on chemical weapons destruction issues. In addition to the usual presentations by the Technical Secretariat (TS) [...]
2009-07-30 07:43:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE52NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-22 15:49:00Embassy The HagueSECRETEFIN ETTC PINR PREL PTER KTFN IR NL
09THEHAGUE526CWC: STATUS UPDATE ON IRAQ'S DESTRUCTION PLANS,
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see paras 16 and 22. ------------------------ SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION ------------------------ Â [...]
2009-09-03 07:05:00Embassy The HagueSECRETIZ LY PARM PREL RS CWC
09THEHAGUE543AMBASSADOR DAALDER PRESSES DUTCH TO STAY THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO, Ambassador Ivo Daalder, argued for the extension of the Netherlands, military deployment and aid to Afghanistan beyond 2010 during high-level meetings, a speech, press interviews, and a reception in The Hague on September 3, 2009. This cable cove [...]
2009-09-10 14:35:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PGOV NATO NL AF
09THEHAGUE577GENERAL PETRAEUS STRAIGHT TALK TO DUTCH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: General Petraeus, Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM),had a frank and open dialogue with select Dutch Members of Parliament (MPs) September 21. The MPs appreciated the unvarnished truth of General Petraeus in his assessment of the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan. [...]
2009-09-22 17:17:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PGOV NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE578CWC: LIBYA DESTRUCTION DEADLINE EXTENSION
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. -------------------------- SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST -------------------------- 2. (S) Libya formally submitted its national paper to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on August 24 requesting an extension to its Che [...]
2009-09-23 15:38:00Embassy The HagueSECRETLY PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE595NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: PARLIAMENTARY OBSTACLES
[...] (S) SUMMARY. After four months of private discussions over whether and how to extend Dutch military commitment to Afghanistan beyond 2010, the divide within the ruling coalition went public with a late night parliamentary debate September 30. Coalition-members Labor Party (PvdA) and Christia [...]
2009-10-02 12:49:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PGOV NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE628CWC: DESTRUCTION INFORMALS, DONOR COORDINATION
[...] (SBU) On October 12 before the formal opening of the 58th Session of the Executive Council (EC-58),the EC Chairman, Ambassador Jorge Lomonaco (Mexico),convened the customary informal consultations on chemical weapons (CW) destruction issues. In addition to the usual presentations by the Te [...]
2009-10-21 17:24:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE663NETHERLANDS/AFTHANISTAN: NEXT STEPS AFTER
[...] (S) SUMMARY: A large majority of the Dutch Parliament recently sent a clear message to the Cabinet they are opposed to a follow-on mission in Uruzgan. The Cabinet continues to deliberate on the nature of its post-2010 involvement in Afghanistan. It will be difficult, but not impossible, for [...]
2009-11-02 16:49:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PGOV NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE726NETHERLANDS: REACTIONS TO PRESIDENT'S AFGHANISTAN
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Dutch Defense Minister van Middelkoop and the leader of the largest coalition party in parliament told Ambassador they expected the Government to find a way to stay in Afghanistan after 2010, albeit with a significantly reduced presence. Press coverage of the President's address was [...]
2009-12-03 08:05:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE738CWC: PATH FORWARD ON REPORTING RECOVERED CHEMICAL
[...] This is an action request -- see paras 17, 20, 26, 29, 34, and 35. ------------ INTRODUCTION ------------ 2. (SBU) This cable reports on a series of meetings between the U.S. Delegation and the Iraqi Delegation held on November 29 - December 3 on the margins of the 14th Session of the [...]
2009-12-09 15:59:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL CWC IZ
09THEHAGUE759NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: CABINET DELIBERATING -
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Dutch cabinet deliberations on Afghanistan are stalled going into the holiday break, with no clear indication when the impasse will be broken. Dutch post-2010 commitments to Afghanistan are being held hostage to the Labor Party's (PvdA) uncompromising stance. Ambassador's engagement wi [...]
2009-12-21 16:28:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PGOV NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE91NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DUTCH ASSESSMENT FROM TEHRAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: A senior Dutch official posted to Tehran emphasized that the regime is still seeking nuclear weapons, is increasing oppression, and is facing pressure due to a sagging economy. The diplomat offered suggestions for U.S. diplomacy and intelligence work, and he described the diffic [...]
2009-02-11 14:48:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL ECON PARM KNNP PINR IR NL
09THEHAGUE92NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: GETTING TO YES POST-2010
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Dutch plans for Afghanistan post-2010 are evolving. Many in Parliament and the public think the Dutch should withdraw completely in 2010 since their forces have been on the ground with the U.S. since December 2001. Despite confidence in their own efforts, the Dutch perceive there is no [...]
2009-02-11 14:57:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPGOV PREL NATO AF NL
09TIRANA140SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE -
[...] (C) DEMONSTRATIONS A. Yes, there are four major religious groups that in theory, could carry out anti-American demonstrations. However, as Albania has a long history of inter-faith tolerance and almost all Albanians are pro-American, we judge the prospect to be remote. Some radical elements [...]
2009-02-27 13:40:00Embassy TiranaSECRETASEC PTER
09TIRANA246CUSTOMS DIRECTOR FIRED ON EVE OF ELECTION CAMPAIGN
[...] (U) On April 15, the Ministry of Finance dismissed Customs General Director Perparim Dervishi and replaced him with a Customs technocrat, Endri Pema. Dervishi has served as head of Customs for almost four years. Concerning his dismissal, the Deputy Minister of Finance publicly stated, "At the [...]
2009-04-17 14:33:00Embassy TiranaSECRETPGOV KCOR KHLS AL
09TIRANA480MEICO AND ARMS DEALS IN ALBANIA
[...] (C) Summary. Due to its involvement in the Gerdec tragedy and revealed arms scandals, the image of Albania's Military Export-Import Company (MEICO) suffered a significant blow last year. As result, MEICO Director Granit Leka claims that arms sales from Albania have virtually dried up, although [...]
2009-07-15 14:46:00Embassy TiranaSECRETPGOV PARM KCOR AL
09TOKYO1032DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR
[...] (S) Emboff delivered ref A talking points to Takao Shishikura, Director, Office of International Affairs for Security Export Control, and Atsushi Tanizawa, Deputy Director, Security Export Control Policy Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) May 1. Shishikura said his offic [...]
2009-05-07 04:01:00Embassy TokyoSECRETETTC PARM PREL MNUC IR JA
09TOKYO1033ACTION REQUEST: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON SHIPMENT
[...] (S) Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) , Office of International Affairs for Security Export Control Director Takao Shishikura and METI Deputy Director, Security Export Control Policy Division Atsushi Tanizawa, delivered the following non-paper in English May 1 in response to ref [...]
2009-05-07 04:39:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR
09TOKYO1034DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SHIPMENT OF JAPANESE-ORIGIN
[...] (S) Emboff delivered nonpaper contained in ref A to Takao Shishikura, Director, Office of International Affairs for Security Export Control, and Atsushi Tanizawa, Deputy Director, Security Export Control Policy Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) May 1. Shishikura said hi [...]
2009-05-07 05:37:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR
09TOKYO1085NIAG 9041: RESPONSE FROM MITSUBISHI ON IRANIAN
[...] (S) Atsushi Tanizawa, Deputy Director, Security Export Control Policy Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) gave Emboff non-paper May 13 in response to points in ref B. The non-paper, in English, bears the GOJ classification "SECRET." 2. (S) TEXT OF NONPAPER AS RECEIVED [...]
2009-05-13 08:05:00Embassy TokyoSECRETETTC PARM PREL MNUC IR JA
09TOKYO1135DEMARCHE DELIVERED AND ACTION REQUEST -- NIAG
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (S) Emboff delivered reftel non-paper to Atsushi Tanizawa, Deputy Director, Security Export Control Policy Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and his successor, Hiroaki Machii, May 18. Tanizawa said METI is willing to loo [...]
2009-05-19 07:42:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MNUC JA IR
09TOKYO1156REPLY: UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE DESIGNATION OF DPRK
[...] (C) Emboffs delivered points in ref A to Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Northeast Asia Division Deputy Director Yutaka Kashiwabara and Ministry of Finance (MOF) International Bureau Legal Research Office Deputy Director Wataru Kikuchi and MOF International Bureau International Organi [...]
2009-05-21 04:06:00Embassy TokyoSECRETKNNP EFIN ETTC PREL PARM KN JA
09TOKYO1162TOKYO SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-21 08:28:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PGOV OVIP JA
09TOKYO1193GOJ STRATEGY FOR IAEA ELECTION; REQUEST FOR
[...] (U) Please note action request contained in para 5. 2. (SBU) The GOJ is aware of and greatly appreciates U.S. advocacy on behalf of its candidate for International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-proliferation, Science, and [...]
2009-05-27 03:46:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPARM ENRG TRGY PUNE IAEA JA
09TOKYO1269ASD FOR APSA GREGSON DISCUSSES STRATEGIC ISSUES
[...] (S) Summary: Key challenges to strategic balance in the region and strategic deterrence come from China, North Korea and Russia, Ministry of Defense (MOD) officials told visiting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asia-Pacific Security Affairs (APSA) Wallace Gregson during a June 1 meeting on [...]
2009-06-05 07:58:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM MARR CH KN KS RU JA
09TOKYO1346U.S., JAPANESE OFFICIALS ENGAGE IN EXTENDED
[...] (S) A U.S. delegation, led by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Rebecca Hersman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia Michael Schiffer, and accompanied by VCI Senior Advisor Harry Heintzelman, engaged in a discussion on the 2009 Nuc [...]
2009-06-15 08:43:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM MNUC MARR CH RU JA KN
09TOKYO1373TOKYO SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
[...] (S) Begin text of Scenesetter: Ms. Under Secretary, The U.S.-Japan Alliance remains strong and Japan is a close friend and partner. In spite of this, our relationship will be stressed on several fronts over the next year as Japan wrestles with daunting political and economic challenges. [...]
2009-06-18 02:52:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPGOV PREL OVIP JA
09TOKYO1432METI RESPONSE TO POSSIBLE EFFORT BY SYRIA'S
[...] (S) Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Security Export Control International Affairs Office Director Takao Shishikura provided emboff the following non-paper June 23 in response to points delivered as per reftel. The non-paper, in English, bears the GOJ classification "SECRET." [...]
2009-06-25 04:43:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA SY
09TOKYO1476JAPAN: RESPONSE TO POSSIBLE TRANSACTION BETWEEN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-30 07:10:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPARM PREL MNUC ETTC KN BM JA
09TOKYO1598AUSTRALIA GROUP: JAPAN'S RESPONSE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-14 07:30:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPARM PREL ETTC CBW JA
09TOKYO1683ASSISTANT SECRETARY CAMPBELL MEETING WITH MOFA
[...] (S) Summary: Over a 17 July lunch, EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Deputy Vice-Minister for Foreign Policy Koro Bessho engaged on Russian interests in Asia, discussed greater Indian involvement in East Asia, and reviewed China-Taiwan relations. End [...]
2009-07-24 07:10:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPGOV PINR PREL JA
09TOKYO1879PART 1 OF 4 -- ASD (APSA) GREGSON PARTICIPATES IN
[...] (S) The Assistant Secretary-level U.S.-Japan-ROK Defense Trilateral Talks convened July 16-17 in Tokyo. The U.S. interagency delegation, led by Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asia and Pacific Security Affairs (APSA) Wallace Gregson, and the Japanese and ROK delegations, led by Japanese Mi [...]
2009-08-14 07:04:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM MARR MNUC KN KS JA
09TOKYO1881PART 2 OF 4 -- ASD (APSA) GREGSON PARTICIPATES IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 07:22:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM MARR MNUC KN KS JA
09TOKYO1882PART 3 OF 4 -- ASD (APSA) GREGSON PARTICIPATES IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 07:36:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM MARR MNUC KN KS JA
09TOKYO1883PART 4 OF 4 -- ASD (APSA) GREGSON PARTICIPATES IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 07:46:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM MARR MNUC KN KS JA
09TOKYO1950METI HALTS JAPANESE FIRM'S SHIPMENT OF SERVO-MOTORS
[...] (S) Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI),Office of International Affairs for Security Export Control Director Masaaki Takabatake and METI Deputy Director, Security Export Control Policy Division Hiroaki Machii, gave emboffs the following lightly-edited, English-language document Au [...]
2009-08-24 05:55:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPARM MTCRE ETTC PREL MNUC KSCA JA IR
09TOKYO199TERRORIST FINANCE: IMPLICATIONS OF JAPAN,S POOR
[...] (S) Summary: The Financial Action Task Force,s (FATF) mutual evaluation of Japan,s illicit finance safeguards and countermeasures gives the country low marks that should be a call to action for Japanese government, financial regulatory, and financial institutions. The exhaustive assessment [...]
2009-01-28 01:14:00Embassy TokyoSECRETKCRM ECON KNNP SNAR PTER PINS EFIN IR JA
09TOKYO1995AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG'S INTER-AGENCY MEETING WITH
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On August 25, GOJ officials led by MOFA Asia DG Akitaka Saiki and Ambassador Philip Goldberg discussed UNSCR 1874 implementation and issues related to the DPRK's nuclear and missile programs. JapaQe officials said they are happy with the current level of coordination between the [...]
2009-08-31 02:51:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL JA KN PARM KNSD UNSC
09TOKYO2033AMBASSADOR'S AUG 28 MEETING WITH VFM YABUNAKA PART
[...] (S) The Ambassador underscored the Obama Administration's strong, consistent position on the U.S. commitment to the U.S.-Japan Alliance and on its resolute stance against North Korea's belligerent actions in an August 28 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka. Yabunaka noted that [...]
2009-09-03 06:28:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PGOV MARR MNUC ECON ETRD CASC KN JA
09TOKYO2190JAPANESE REQUEST FOR CHANGE TO/COMMENTS ON DRAFT
[...] (U) This cable is an action request. Please see para 9. 2. (S) Summary: The GOJ is concerned there is an inconsistency in one paragraph of the draft UNSC Resolution on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Disarmament, and would like to propose alternate wording to resolve Japan's concern [...]
2009-09-18 05:45:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPARM KNNP UNSC IAEA JA
09TOKYO2197EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY KURT CAMPBELL'S MEETING
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State (A/S) for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell met with Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Director General (DG) of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Akitaka Saiki at the latter's Tokyo office on September 18. DG Saiki praised [...]
2009-09-21 21:28:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PGOV JA PINR KS KN
09TOKYO2269ASSISTANT SECRETARY CAMPBELL'S MEETING WITH DPJ
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for National Strategy Bureau, Economic and Science and Technology Policy Naoto Kan in Tokyo on September 18. The officials spoke about the historic nature [...]
2009-09-28 21:22:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PGOV JA PINR
09TOKYO2369MANAGING ALLIANCE ISSUES: A/S CAMPBELL'S
[...] (S) Summary: EAP A/S Kurt Campbell urged Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT) and State Minister for Okinawa Seiji Maehara to inform Prime Minister Hatoyama and Foreign Minister Okada that the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Government's attempts to review every aspe [...]
2009-10-15 00:53:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PGOV MARR JA
09TOKYO2377A/S CAMPBELL, GOJ OFFICIALS DISCUSS PM HATOYAMA'S
[...] (S) Summary: EAP A/S Kurt Campbell underscored in his October 11-12 meetings with senior-level Japanese officials the U.S. Government's concern regarding Prime Minister Hatoyama's remarks during the October 10 Japan-China-ROK Summit in Beijing on U.S.-Japan relations. He strongly urged Japan [...]
2009-10-15 06:48:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PGOV MARR MOPS JA
09TOKYO2378A/S CAMPBELL, GOJ OFFICIALS DISCUSS THE HISTORY OF
[...] (S) A State-DOD delegation led by EAP A/S Kurt Campbell engaged October 12 with Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense Akihisa Nagashima and officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense on the historical background on realignment of U.S. forces and plans to relocate Futenma Ai [...]
2009-10-15 07:08:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PGOV MARR JA
09TOKYO2614EAP A/S KURT CAMPBELL DISCUSSES FUTENMA, POTUS
[...] (S) In a November 5 meeting, EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell, joined by the Ambassador, stressed to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) North American Affairs Bureau Director General Umemoto the importance of ensuring a successful visit to Japan by the President and provided a five-point [...]
2009-11-12 05:59:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PGOV MARR JA
09TOKYO2618AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PRESIDENT'S VISIT WITH
[...] (S) The Ambassador met briefly one-on-one November 12 with Japanese Ambassador to the United States Ichiro Fujisaki to discuss the upcoming visit of President Obama to Japan. Ambassador Fujisaki made two personal suggestions to the Ambassador regarding the President's meeting with Prime Minist [...]
2009-11-12 09:43:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPGOV PREL MARR JA
09TOKYO2658GOJ WILL DELIVER U.S. AFGHAN PRIORITIES TO
[...] (C) On November 17, Embassy Poloff delivered reftel demarche on U.S. priorities for the new Afghan government to MOFA Second Middle East Principal Deputy Director Yukiya Hamamoto. Hamamoto expressed appreciation for the information and pledged to share the points with the Japanese Embassy in [...]
2009-11-17 08:55:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPGOV PREL AF JA
09TOKYO2676ASD GREGSON DISCUSSES NORTH KOREA AND CHINA WITH
[...] (S) Summary: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Asian and Oceanian Affairs Director General Akitaka Saiki said in a November 17 meeting with Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs Wallace Gregson that the Japanese government fully supports U.S. bilateral engagement wit [...]
2009-11-19 04:23:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PGOV MNUC MARR KN JA
09TOKYO2822AMBASSADOR ROOS'S MEETING WITH MINISTER MAEHARA
[...] (S/NF) Summary: During a one-hour meeting, Minister Maehara outlined the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) government's plan to ultimately accept the existing Futenma relocation plan, with or without the support of its coalition partners. Maehara cautioned that his government must first pass t [...]
2009-12-10 05:10:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PGOV PINR JA
09TOKYO2846JAPAN MULLS GREATER PEACKEEPING PARTICIPATION IN
[...] (S) During a December 10 meeting with Embassy poloff, MOFA First Africa Division Principal Deputy Director Naoki Takahashi and Sudan Desk Officer Sho Nishimura said that although Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada has spoken publicly in favor of increased Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) participat [...]
2009-12-11 06:31:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPGOV PREL MARR KPKO SU JA
09TOKYO2904MANAGING THE VISIT OF IRAN SUPREME COUNCIL FOR
[...] (S) DCM met December 17 with Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae to deliver reftel demarche urging that the GOJ make clear to Iranian Supreme Council for National Security Secretary General Saeed Jalili during his December 20-24 Japan visit that Iran must comply with its UN Security Counci [...]
2009-12-18 09:07:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PGOV PARM PHUM ETRD JA IR
09TOKYO2946AMBASSADOR'S DECEMBER 21 LUNCH MEETING WITH VICE
[...] (C) Summary: The ROKG sees hints of movement from the DPRK but that it will not offer any inducements to the DPRK without meaningful action from the North Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka told the Ambassador on December 21. Foreign Minister Okada's upcoming travel abroad will include st [...]
2009-12-30 07:35:00Embassy TokyoSECRETMARR PGOV PREL PINR JA
09TOKYO306DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN UAV PROGRAM SEEKING
[...] (S) Emboff delivered talking points contained in ref A to Takao Shishikura, Director, and Atsushi Tanizawa, Deputy Director, Security Export Control Office, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Shishikura said Japanese authorities are investigating Tonegawa-Seiko, but he did not have any [...]
2009-02-09 08:21:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPARM ETTC KSCA JA IR
09TOKYO317SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S VISIT TO TOKYO
[...] (S) Madam Secretary, Welcome to Tokyo. Prime Minister Aso, Foreign Minister Nakasone and Defense Minister Hamada are eager to see you to discuss our new Administration's foreign policy and ways to improve our global and regional partnership. That your first stop on your first overseas trip i [...]
2009-02-10 07:16:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PGOV OVIP JA
09TOKYO445READ-OUT ON COORDINATION MEETING WITH JAPANESE
[...] (S/NF) Alliance and intelligence managers from the Embassy, U.S. Forces Japan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Joint Staff Office and Ministry and Defense met on February 20 to discuss policy and intelligence coordination in anticipation of a possible North Korean missile launch. The meeting fol [...]
2009-02-26 22:40:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM MARR KN KS JA
09TOKYO462DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered demarche contained in reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Division officers responsible for Iran and Syria February 24. Similarly, poloff delivered the points to contacts in MOFA's First and Second Middle East D [...]
2009-03-02 06:31:00Embassy TokyoSECRETKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY JA
09TOKYO682SCENESETTER FOR PACIFIC FLEET COMMANDER ADM
[...] (S) Summary: You will arrive in Japan amid continuing political turmoil and a worsening economic environment. Growing dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Aso,s leadership, allegations of corruption at the highest levels of the main opposition party, dramatic contractions in the economy and its [...]
2009-03-26 07:31:00Embassy TokyoSECRETMARR PGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO837JAPANESE, ROK OFFICIALS' AND ACADEMICS' VIEWS ON
[...] (S) Japanese government officials and academics express strong interest in pursuing U.S.-Japan-ROK trilateral security dialogues at all levels, partly to augment Japan's defense posture and international peace activities, but mainly to improve bilateral defense cooperation between Japan and th [...]
2009-04-13 07:53:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM MARR KN KS JA
09TOKYO845SCENESETTER FOR PACOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL KEATING'S
[...] (S) Summary: You will arrive in Japan amid continuing political turmoil and a worsening economic environment. Growing dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Aso's leadership, allegations of corruption at the highest levels of the main opposition party, dramatic contractions in the economy and its [...]
2009-04-14 02:49:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM MARR KN JA
09TOKYO893ASO-PUTIN MEETING UNLIKELY TO LEAD TO CHANGES IN
[...] (S) Summary. As Tokyo and Moscow prepare for a possible mid-May visit by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to Japan, Embassy Tokyo assesses as small the chances for a dramatic breakthrough in the Northern Territories dispute. A resigned acceptance of the status quo, combined with a lack of lead [...]
2009-04-19 22:24:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PINR PGOV ECON JA RS
09TOKYO894ASO-PUTIN MEETING UNLIKELY TO LEAD TO CHANGES IN
[...] (S) Summary. As Tokyo and Moscow prepare for a possible mid-May visit by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to Japan, Embassy Tokyo assesses as small the chances for a dramatic breakthrough in the Northern Territories dispute. A resigned acceptance of the status quo, combined with a lack of lead [...]
2009-04-19 22:25:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PINR PGOV ECON JA RS
09TOKYO904DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NIAG 9041: IRANIAN ENTITIES
[...] (S) Emboffs delivered talking points and non-paper contained in ref to Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) officials Takao Shishikura, Director, Office of International Affairs for Security Export Control, and Atsushi Tanizawa, Deputy Director, Security Export Control Policy Divisio [...]
2009-04-20 08:03:00Embassy TokyoSECRETETTC PARM PREL MNUC IR JA
09TOKYO940PACOM COMMANDER KEATING'S APRIL 20 MEETING WITH
[...] (S) The United States and Japan demonstrated exceptional levels of cooperation and information sharing during the events running up to the North Korean missile launch, visiting PACOM Commander Timothy Keating told Defense Minster Hamada on April 20. He expressed appreciation for continued Jap [...]
2009-04-22 08:42:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM MARR KN KS JA
09TRIPOLI156LIBYA'S NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER: LOOKING FOR SIGNALS OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-18 10:44:00Embassy TripoliSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM MASS MARR PTER KPAO KPAL LY
09TRIPOLI239U.S. AFRICA COMMAND HEAD: ALLAYING LIBYAN FEARS ON THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-18 14:36:00Embassy TripoliSECRETPREL MOPS PTER LY
09TRIPOLI394SOMALIA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-17 16:14:00Embassy TripoliSECRETMOPS PREL PTER EAID ER SO
09TRIPOLI415FM KUSA SUPPORTIVE OF ENGAGEMENT WITH U.S. AFRICA COMMAND --
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-25 13:12:00Embassy TripoliSECRETPREL PTER MOPS LY
09TRIPOLI417AL-QADHAFI: NO LONGER RELUCTANT TO ENGAGE WITH AFRICOM \
[...] (S) Summary. Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi told visiting \ Commander of U.S. Africa Command General William Ward that Libya \ supported the establishment of common African institutions, such \ as an African Ministry of Defense, and expressed hope that the \ Obama administration would not pursue [...]
2009-05-26 14:54:00Embassy TripoliSECRETPREL PTER MOPS LY
09TRIPOLI490ITALY SAYS GOL DELIBERATELY STALLING ON SIGNING CHEMICAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-18 10:40:00Embassy TripoliSECRETPARM PREL PGOV CWC OPCW LY
09TRIPOLI59SWISS AMBASSADOR: OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH LIBYA IS DEAD
[...] (C) Summary: Despite concluding a bilateral investigation into the events surrounding last July's arrest in Geneva of Hannibal al-Qadhafi, son of Muammar al-Qadhafi, the Swiss Ambassador judges that Swiss-Libyan relations are "dead". A senior Swiss delegation recently visited Tripoli, but was unab [...]
2009-01-27 14:15:00Embassy TripoliSECRETPREL PGOV ECON KTIA SZ LY
09TRIPOLI683DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ENCOURAGING A MEASURED RESPONSE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-20 14:09:00Embassy TripoliSECRETPGOV PREL UK LY
09TRIPOLI695LIBYAN MFA REQUESTS DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE FOR QADHAFI'S PLANE, TAKES STEPS TO DEMONSTRATE COMMITMENT TO RELATIONSHIP REF: TRIPOLI 692 TRIPOLI 00000695 001.2 OF 002
[...] (U) This is an action request; see para 8. 2. (S) Summary: MFA A/S-equivalent Fituri convoked CDA August 27 to formally request that Muammar al-Qadhafi's Ifriqiyah Airways plane be granted full diplomatic clearance -- including privileges and immunities normally granted a head of state -- for Qad [...]
2009-08-27 15:29:00Embassy TripoliSECRETPREL PGOV OVIP ABLD CVIS LY
09TRIPOLI817LIBYAN MFA SEEKS PROGRESS ON POLITICAL-MILITARY ISSUES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-12 16:29:00Embassy TripoliSECRETPREL PARM PHUM LY
09TRIPOLI860WHAT PASSES FOR POLITICAL FERMENT IN LIBYA
[...] (S) Summary: Reform-minded Libyans are "cautiously hopeful" regarding the recent appointment of Saif al-Islam al-Qadhafi as "General Coordinator." While Saif al-Islam is widely seen as a reformer, embassy contacts note that he will face continued resistance from the Libyan old guard. Some observers [...]
2009-10-26 14:30:00Embassy TripoliSECRETPGOV PREL ECON PINR LY
09TRIPOLI862SHOKRI GHANEM RETURNS AS CHAIR OF LIBYAN NATIONAL OIL
[...] (C) On October 26, international press reported that Shokri Ghanem had been reinstated as Chairman of Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC). The head of NOC-owned Waha Oil Company, Dr. Bashir al-Ashhab, confirmed this report to Marathon General Manager, Steve Guidry (strictly protect),with a [...]
2009-10-26 16:26:00Embassy TripoliSECRETPGOV EPET ECON LY EFIN
09TUNIS407GOT SEEKS RETURN OF TUNISIAN GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
[...] (S) Summary: Saying he was acting at the request of President Ben Ali, Foreign Minister Abdallah told the Ambassador late June 18 that the GOT would like the United States to return all Tunisian Guantanamo detainees to Tunisia. Sending Tunisians to third countries (Italy, Germany and most r [...]
2009-06-19 17:18:00Embassy TunisSECRETPHUM PREL KDRG PTER TS
09TUNIS447TWO TUNISIAN AIR FORCE OFFICERS CHARGED WITH
[...] (U) Several news agencies (Reuters, AP, medialine.org) reported July 5 and 6 that nine Tunisians, including two Air Force officers were charged with planning an attack against US military personnel. 2. (U) According to the reports, the nine individuals appeared before an investigative judg [...]
2009-07-08 08:31:00Embassy TunisSECRETPGOV PREL MARR PTER TS
09TUNIS516TUNISIA: DINNER WITH SAKHER EL MATERI
[...] (S) The Ambassador and his wife had dinner with Mohammad Sakher El Materi and his wife, Nesrine Ben Ali El Materi, at their Hammamet home July 17. During the lavish dinner Al Materi raised the question of the American Cooperative School of Tunis and said he would seek to "fix the problem prior to t [...]
2009-07-27 16:09:00Embassy TunisSECRETPREL PTER PGOV PINR ENRG EAID TS
09TUNIS937TUNIS EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MQTING
[...] (S) A core group of EAC members met December 28 to discuss the contents of reftel under the chairmanship of the DCM. Present at the meeting were SDO/DATT, P/E Couns, ARSO and Deputy ORA Chief. The discussion reviewed the contents of reftel and concluded that its very general nature did not [...]
2009-12-29 12:58:00Embassy TunisSECRETASEC TS
09TUNIS99GOT FRIENDS?: FACEBOOK POPULAR, DESPITE DOMESTIC
[...] (S) As one of the few social networking sites where Tunisians, especially Tunisian youth, can publicly gather and discuss issues ranging from sports to politics, Facebook has become extremely popular. Tunisian users grew by about 70,000 to 294,242 in the past month. Some people use the sit [...]
2009-02-20 17:52:00Embassy TunisSECRETPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
09ULAANBAATAR234MONGOLIA'S CONSULTATIONS WITH DPRK VICE FOREIGN
[...] (S) Summary: xxxxx. MFAT xxxxx led the Mongolian side, and the North Koreans met with President Elbegdorj on the sidelines of the consultation. xxxxx little on the bilateral relationship with Mongolia. Key themes on the part of the DPRK were the lack of criticism of the United States, indications t [...]
2009-08-13 08:54:00Embassy UlaanbaatarSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS KNNP MG
09UNVIEVIENNA104IAEA/DG: ELBARADEI MOVING FORWARD ON FUEL BANKS
[...] (C) Ambassador Schulte assured Director General ElBaradei of steadfast U.S. support for the IAEA on March 13. The DG looked to U.S. leadership on budget issues. In a detailed discussion of fuel bank proposals, ElBaradei expressed increased optimism that the stage had been set for a good Boar [...]
2009-03-16 11:46:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL ENRG TRGY KNNP MNUC IAEA IR SY
09UNVIEVIENNA128 IAEA/DG ELECTION: FIRST DAY INCONCLUSIVE, AMANO
[...] (S) The first three rounds of balloting for the IAEA Director General election on March 26 proved inconclusive, with neither candidate able to command the required two-thirds majority of the 35-member Board. The vote tally was 21(Amano)-14(Minty)-0 in the first round; 20(Amano)-15(Minty)-0 in [...]
2009-03-26 15:09:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL PARM TRGY IAEA KNNP JA SF
09UNVIEVIENNA14IAEA/IRAN: SEEKING A UNIFIED EU3+3 APPROACH IN
[...] (S) Ambassador Schulte called a meeting of EU3 3 Ambassadors on January 13 to solicit input on how to overcome Iran's current "blockage" of its nuclear file at the IAEA. The EU3 and U.S. counseled against allowing the upcoming March Board to be another replay of do-nothing September and Novemb [...]
2009-01-15 08:36:00UNVIESECRETPREL IAEA KNNP AORC MNUC PARM IR
09UNVIEVIENNA154IAEA/RANF: ELBARADEI ENCOURAGES ENGAGING BRAZIL,
[...] (C) This is an action message. Mission recommends that the President, should he conduct bilaterals, or Secretary Clinton at the Summit of the Americas reaffirm to Brazilian and Argentine interlocutors U.S. support for the development of multilateral nuclear arrangements (assured fuel supply; [...]
2009-04-08 17:33:00UNVIESECRETAORC ENRG PREL KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA156IAEA DG RACE: ECHAVARRI IN, PETRIC AND OTHERS
[...] (S) Summary: IAEA DG ElBaradei on April 8 privately expressed regret that the first round of the selection process for his successor had cut, as he saw it, along North-South lines. He said Spain had formally nominated OECD nuclear agency chief Echavarri, Slovenia's nomination of Chief Justic [...]
2009-04-09 10:41:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA164IAEA/DPRK: INSPECTORS IN PYONGYANG; TO DEPART
[...] (S) IAEA officials informed Mission on April 15 that its inspectors had completed the removal of seals and containment and surveillance measures and arrived in Pyongyang. The IAEA left its equipment at the Yongbyon nuclear center and will decide how to handle the return of equipment "later." [...]
2009-04-15 15:24:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA KN KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA165IAEA: ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON MAPPING PRODUCT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (S) Msnoff met with Acting Head of the Satellite Imagery Analysis Unit's (SIAU),Karen Steinmaus (AMCIT) on March 16 to deliver reftel points. Steinmaus appreciated the U.S. response and provided additional clarity on the IAEA's inte [...]
2009-04-16 11:59:00UNVIESECRETIAEA AORC KNNP TRGY MNUC
09UNVIEVIENNA178IAEA/DG RACE: MINTY RE-ENTERS RACE, CHANGING THE
[...] (S) The IAEA Secretariat confirmed that South Africa had officially submitted its re-nomination of Governor Abdul Minty for Director General April 21. Minty's performance in the first round proves he cannot win, but he has emerged as a standard-bearer for the "non-aligned" members of the IAEA. [...]
2009-04-22 14:41:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA MY SI SF
09UNVIEVIENNA180IAEA/DG RACE: BELGIUM TO THROW HAT IN THE RING
[...] (C) Following earlier reports (ref a) of a possible Belgian candidacy for IAEA Director General, the Belgian Mission confirmed April 24 that the nomination of Jean-Pol Poncelet, though not yet official, would be submitted either later the same day or early April 27 (the last day for nominatio [...]
2009-04-24 11:44:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA MY SI SF BE
09UNVIEVIENNA189IAEA/DG RACE: FIVE CANDIDATES AT CLOSE OF
[...] (S) As of the close of nominations April 27, there are five official candidates for IAEA Director General: Yukiya Amano (Japan),Abdul Minty (South Africa),Luis Echavarri (Spain),Jean-Pol Poncelet (Belgium) and Ernest Petric (Slovenia). No further candidates can join the race at this junct [...]
2009-04-28 16:28:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA MY SI SF BE
09UNVIEVIENNA19NOTIFICATION OF SANCTIONS: A.Q.KHAN AND ASSOCIATES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-21 14:40:00UNVIESECRETETTC EFIN PARM MNUC KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA190IAEA/DPRK: INSPECTIONS DIRECTOR DOUBTS NORTH KOREA
[...] (U) This is an action request, see para 3. 2. (S) Director of Safeguards Division Operations A, Marco Marzo, told MsnOff on April 28 that he did not believe North Korea could have begun reprocessing the spent fuel by April 25, as the DPRK claims. (Note: North Korea publicly announced on A [...]
2009-04-28 17:26:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA KN KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA193IAEA/IRAQ: FORMALLY FINDING IRAQ IN COMPLIANCE
[...] (S) Key IAEA officials advised MsnOff in separate discussions that there is no question within the IAEA Secretariat that Iraq is in full compliance with its safeguards obligations. However, Laura Rockwood of the IAEA's Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) noted that the Agency has not "formally" com [...]
2009-04-29 15:54:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA IZ KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA209IAEA/DG RACE: ECHAVARRI MAKES A STRONG SHOWING
[...] (C) Spanish DG candidate Luis Echavarri emerged the clear "winner" over Belgian candidate Jean-Pol Poncelet in a joint meeting of the two candidates with the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) May 6. Drawing on his 25 years of experience in the nuclear field, Echavarri demonstrated solid [...]
2009-05-07 16:39:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA MY SI SF BE
09UNVIEVIENNA218IAEA/EGYPT: SAFEGUARDS IMPLEMENTATION REPORT CITES
[...] (SBU) The IAEA's Safeguards Implementation Report (SIR) for 2008, an annual report on safeguards worldwide, includes a country-specific section on Egypt citing for the first time an ongoing investigation of findings in 2007 and 2008 of HEU and LEU particles at the Inshas research center. The k [...]
2009-05-08 15:34:00UNVIESECRETPARM PREL KNNP IAEA MNUC EG
09UNVIEVIENNA220IAEA/EGYPT: SAFEGUARDS IMPLEMENTATION REPORT CITES INVESTIGATION OF LEU/HEU PARTICLES FOUND AT INSHAS NUCLEAR CENTER
[...] (SBU) The IAEA's Safeguards Implementation Report (SIR) for 2008, an annual report on safeguards worldwide, includes a country-specific section on Egypt citing for the first time an ongoing investigation of findings in 2007 and 2008 of HEU and LEU particles at the Inshas research center. The k [...]
2009-05-11 14:16:00UNVIESECRETEG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
09UNVIEVIENNA231IAEA: LOOKING AHEAD TO THE JUNE BOARD
[...] (C) The June 15-19 IAEA Board of Governors meeting will take place against the backdrop of impasse over the 2010 budget and the ongoing race for IAEA Director General, with an election likely later in June. The politics of the DG race will distract from the regular June Board meeting's overlo [...]
2009-05-18 11:11:00UNVIESECRETENRG PARM PREL KNPP IAEA IR KN IZ PK
09UNVIEVIENNA251IAEA: SECOND ANALYTIC TRAINING SESSION PROVIDES
[...] (S) Summary. In response to a continuing request from the IAEA Safeguards Department for assistance in improving its analytic methods, the National Counterproliferation Center (NCPC),with the close support of CIA's Sherman Kent School, sponsored training for IAEA Safeguards officials in analy [...]
2009-05-29 15:43:00UNVIESECRETAORC KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA258UNODC HEAD NOTES CHANGE IN IRAN,S TONE TOWARD U.S.
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 9. ------- Summary ------- 2. (S) UNODC Executive Director Antonio Costa on May 27 debriefed Ambassador Schulte on his trip the previous week to Iran to take part in a ceremony commemorating the completion of Iran,s physical border pr [...]
2009-06-05 10:00:00UNVIESECRETPREL SNAR AF IR PAK
09UNVIEVIENNA260IAEA/DG RACE: CAMPAIGN UPDATE FROM AMANO
[...] (S) Taking stock in advance of the June 9 straw poll, Japanese DG candidate Yukiya Amano provided Ambassador Schulte an update June 5 of Japan's world-wide wide campaign. The GOJ is pulling out all the stops on Amano's behalf, including contacts by PM Aso and at the FM level. Among the undec [...]
2009-06-05 12:06:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA SI SF BE
09UNVIEVIENNA268IAEA/DG RACE: AMANO MAKES A STRONG SHOWING IN
[...] (S) The results of the June 9 informal straw poll -- Amano 20, Minty 11, Echavarri 4, and Poncelet and Petric both 0 -- place Amano in good stead for the formal vote, which the Board Chair announced would be held over a two-day session on July 2-3. Certainly, the momentum is with Amano and man [...]
2009-06-09 13:25:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA SI SF BE
09UNVIEVIENNA310IAEA/DG RACE: AMANO EYES NARROW VICTORY WHILE
[...] (S) Entering the final days before the July 2-3 balloting, Japanese DG candidate Yukiya Amano shared the same assessment of the race on June 29 as he has previously but tempered by some new concerns. Japan still calculates "around 20" commitments. Factoring in a 20-30 percent average margin f [...]
2009-06-29 15:46:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA SI SF BE
09UNVIEVIENNA369IAEA/IRAQ: WITH IRAN IN THE BACKGROUND DG
[...] (S) Following Iraq's ref request for Iraq to be added to the IAEA's September Board agenda for purposes of confirming Iraq's compliance with its safeguards agreement, IAEA DG ElBaradei sent a letter to the Iraqi Foreign Minister reiterating the Agency's 2008 Safeguards Implementation Report c [...]
2009-08-04 13:00:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA IZ KNNP IR
09UNVIEVIENNA37IAEA/IRAN: THINKING ABOUT THE BOARD AT THE P5+1
[...] (S) The February 4 PolDirs meeting in Berlin will be an important opportunity to address the IAEA investigation Iran continues to block and possible steps to break the impasse at the March 2-5 IAEA Board of Governors. It is important to reaffirm P5 1 unity in this first Board meeting under the [...]
2009-01-30 14:38:00UNVIESECRETPREL PARM KNNP IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA43IAEA SAFEGUARDS: SUPPORTING NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES
[...] (S) The IAEA Safeguards Department's Division of Technical Support, Novel Technologies Unit (NTU) is compiling a database of all identifiable "indicators and signatures" of nuclear fuel cycle activity (including for weaponization of nuclear material). The NTU plans subsequently to undertake a [...]
2009-02-03 12:26:00UNVIESECRETAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA477TEHRAN RESEARCH REACTOR: PRC AMBASSADOR SAYS
[...] (S) Summary: Chinese Ambassador Hu Xiaodi told Ambassador October 16 that China had expressed to Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Baqeri its hope that the proposed IAEA deal to transfer Iranian LEU for further enrichment abroad and fabricate fuel for the Tehran Research Reactor (TRR) would succ [...]
2009-10-16 16:06:00UNVIESECRETENRG PREL KNNP AORC IR RS FR CH
09UNVIEVIENNA493IAEA/IRAN: SOUTH AFRICA,S MINTY SUGGESTS LEANING
[...] (S) On October 15, South African IAEA Board Governor Abdul Minty shared his opinions on Iranian nuclear strategy with MsnOff. On the proposal to fuel the Tehran Research Reactor (TRR),Minty commented that it will be good if Iran's LEU "goes away," so he is supportive of the TRR deal as he u [...]
2009-10-29 15:54:00UNVIESECRETPREL IR
09UNVIEVIENNA497 MIXED EXPECTATIONS FOR SALEHI'S RETURN TO IAEA
[...] (C) Atomic Energy Organization of Iran head, Ali Akbar Salehi, previously served in Vienna as Iran's Permanent Representative to the IAEA, thus many diplomats in Vienna already know him well. Although at least one IAEA official is optimistic that Salehi will bring greater cooperation from Ir [...]
2009-11-03 14:48:00UNVIESECRETPREL AORC SA IR KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA50IAEA/GAZA/DEPLETED URANIUM: ISRAEL RESPONDS
[...] (C) Following the IAEA's receipt of letters from the Arab group and from the Palestinians calling for IAEA assistance in the wake of alleged Israeli use of depleted uranium munitions (DU) in Gaza (see reftel),the IAEA Secretariat sent Israel a letter "inviting" Israel to submit "any comment [...]
2009-02-05 16:03:00UNVIESECRETAORC MNUC PREL SENV IAEA XF IS
09UNVIEVIENNA53IAEA/MARCH BOARD: LIKE-MINDED PERSPECTIVES ON IRAN
[...] (S) At an Australian-hosted meeting February 4, like-minded Ambassadors (EU3, U.S., Canada, Japan, New Zealand) saw little prospect of a Board resolution on either Iran or Syria. No one is advocating a March Board resolution on Iran so long as Russia and China's stances remain unchanged. Fra [...]
2009-02-06 15:33:00UNVIESECRETPARM PREL AORC IAEA KNNP IR SY
09UNVIEVIENNA532IAEA/IRAN: BOARD MOVES TOWARD FIRST RESOLUTION
[...] (S) Summary: At a German-hosted P5 1 HOMs meeting November 24, Russia agreed to proceed with a Board of Governors resolution on Iran based on the German elements discussed in Brussels. In contrast to Russian flexibility, Chinese Ambassador Hu was still uninstructed and was surprised at the p [...]
2009-11-23 16:06:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA KNNP IR
09UNVIEVIENNA540STAFFDEL KESSLER EXAMINES IRAN, SYRIA, AND
[...] (S) Summary: HFAC staffers Richard Kessler and David Fite received from IAEA Secretariat November 10 information on the Iran case that tracked with the tone of the subsequent Director General's reporting on Iran to the Board of Governors. The STAFFDEL heard that contact with Iran over "possible mil [...]
2009-12-02 17:17:00UNVIESECRETPREL KNNP AORC IR SY KN IN
09UNVIEVIENNA55IAEA: DG RACE UPDATE
[...] (S) Japanese IAEA Governor Amano told Ambassador Schulte February 4 he was "more optimistic" as to his ability to clinch the two-thirds vote required for election as Director General. With the Board Chair having nearly completed her consultations, 13 countries claimed to be undecided but among [...]
2009-02-06 16:12:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL PARM TRGY IAEA KNNP JA SF
09UNVIEVIENNA555IAEA: DG AMANO CITES SAFEGUARDS AND BUDGET
[...] (S) U/S for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher, accompanied by Special Assistant Jim Timbie, pledged full U.S. support to newly instated IAEA Director General Amano in an introductory call December 4. Amano confirmed his planned trip to Washington January 11-12 and welcome [...]
2009-12-10 08:39:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA KNNP TRGY PREL UN JA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA5702010: VIENNA,S YEAR OF IRAN?
[...] (C) This is an ACTION request. Please see paragraph 14. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) As we enter a new year in dealing with Iran across the UN organizations in Vienna, we thought it useful to take stock of where we stand at the end of 2009 and how that will affect the way forward [...]
2009-12-16 16:49:00UNVIESECRETPREL KNNP IR SNAR AF
09UNVIEVIENNA94IAEA/MARCH BOARD: DG ELECTION SET FOR MARCH 26-27
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-06 14:59:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA JA SF
09USNATO158COOPERATIVE AIRSPACE INITIATIVE: THE MODEL FOR NRC
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Russia and a wide cross-section of participating/financing Allies, including Poland, strongly support the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) Cooperative Airspace Initiative (CAI). Based on pledges of 75 percent of total NATO costs for [...]
2009-04-22 16:09:00Mission USNATOSECRETNATO PREL MOPS GG RS
09USNATO32RFG: TAKING FORWARD THE AFGHAN-PROPOSED MILITARY
[...] (S) Summary and Comment: THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST, see Para 11. ISAF Senior Civilian Representative Gentilini briefed NATO Permanent Representatives on January 28. He argued that NATO should, with caution, view the draft military technical agreement on revised force procedures, proposed by [...]
2009-01-30 11:05:00Mission USNATOSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO AF
09USNATO361AUGUST 19 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING:
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-20 19:51:00Mission USNATOSECRETPREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK UK XG RS
09USNATO378PDUSDP MILLER CONSULTS WITH ALLIES ON NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) This message has been cleared by PDUSDP Miller. 2. (S) Summary: On July 16, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. James Miller met with Allies to consult on the U.S. Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) and related topics. Permanent Representatives (PermReps) expressed appreciat [...]
2009-09-04 15:34:00Mission USNATOSECRETPREL MNUC KACT NATO RS
09USNATO38RFG: TAKING FORWARD THE AFGHAN-PROPOSED MILITARY
[...] (S) Summary and Comment: THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST, see Para 11. ISAF Senior Civilian Representative Gentilini briefed NATO Permanent Representatives on January 28. He argued that NATO should, with caution, view the draft military technical agreement on revised force procedures, proposed by [...]
2009-02-01 10:56:00Mission USNATOSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO AF
09USNATO392RFG: COMMANDER OF ISAF BRIEFS NAC ON ASSESSMENT;
[...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance. See paragraph 10. 2. (S/NOFORN) SUMMARY: At the September 16 meeting of the North Atlantic Council, the commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (COMISAF),U.S. General Stanley McChrystal, briefed NATO PermReps f [...]
2009-09-16 18:27:00Mission USNATOSECRETPREL NATO MARR MOPS UN AF PK
09USNATO422NATO/VCC: SEPTEMBER 21 VCC AND EXPERTS - ALLIES
[...] (C) Summary: Experts reviewed implementation coordination procedures in accordance with para 11 of AC/319-D(2009)001(INV) and agreed that, for the purposes of coordinating verification activities in November/December 2009, Allies should continue to use the procedures contained therein. The VC [...]
2009-10-01 16:05:00Mission USNATOSECRETKCFE NATO PARM PREL
09USNATO462BRIEFING ALLIES ON "NATO-IZING" MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-20 15:34:00Mission USNATOSECRETPARM MARR PREL NATO
09USNATO463BRIEFING ALLIES ON "NATO-IZING" MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Daalder and RADM Macy consulted with Allies October 20 on the U.S. Phased, Adaptive Approach (PAA) to missile defense, offering additional details to previous briefings and how PAA might fit into a NATO territorial missile defense mission. Allied reaction was uniform [...]
2009-10-20 16:46:00Mission USNATOSECRETPARM MARR PREL NATO
09USNATO490NATO SPECIAL COMMITTEE ISSUES: WORK PLAN,
[...] (S/REL NATO) SUMMARY: At the October 28 meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC),Allies were briefed on the draft 2010 Work Plan for the NATO Special Committee. The Special Committee serves as an advisory body on espionage and terrorist-related matters. The incoming Chair of the Committ [...]
2009-10-30 13:00:00Mission USNATOSECRETPINR PINS PREL PTER PROP MOPS NATO RS CH AF
09USNATO498GERMANS PUSH NATO DEBATE ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS
[...] (S) Summary: In his first meetings with two NATO counterparts and NATO Secretary General Rasmussen, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle is pushing his government's new policy to seek the withdrawal of U.S. nuclear weapons from German soil. In discussions with Dutch FM Verhagen, Belgi [...]
2009-11-03 17:50:00Mission USNATOSECRETMNUC PREL KACT NATO
09USNATO505U.S. TEAM CONSULTS WITH ISAF PARTNERS ON
[...] (S/REL ISAF) SUMMARY: On November 5, a senior level USG interagency team consulted with NATO Allies and non-NATO ISAF troop contributing countries on the way ahead in Afghanistan, including how to respond to GEN McChrystal's assessment and resource request. The U.S. team stressed that the Pres [...]
2009-11-06 18:53:00Mission USNATOSECRETMOPS MCAP MARR PREL PTER NATO PGOV AF PK
09USNATO511CORRECTED COPY: U.S. TEAM CONSULTS WITH ISAF
[...] (S/REL ISAF) This cable is a corrected copy including additional comments by the Deputy Assistant to the President and the Vice President's National Security Advisor, Tony Blinken. 2. (S/REL ISAF) SUMMARY: On November 5, a senior level USG interagency team consulted with NATO Allies and no [...]
2009-11-10 16:37:00Mission USNATOSECRETMOPS MCAP MARR PREL PTER NATO PGOV AF PK
09USNATO546NATO-RUSSIA: NAC DISCUSSES RUSSIAN MILITARY EXERCISES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-23 13:23:00Mission USNATOSECRETPGOV PREL PINR MOPS NATO RS
09USNATO548NATO/VCC: NOVEMBER 16-17 VCC AND EXPERTS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-25 12:18:00Mission USNATOSECRETKCFE NATO PARM PREL MCAP MASS MARR XG ZK
09USNATO551NATO/VCC: NOVEMBER 16-17 VCC AND EXPERTS
[...] (S/REL NATO) Summary: At the Verification Coordination Committee (VCC) and VCC meeting of Experts on 16-17 November, the U.S. secured Allied agreement to conduct one Vienna Document 1999 (VD99) evaluation in the Russian Federation and VD99 inspections in Belarus, Kazakhstan, Finland and Switze [...]
2009-11-27 11:21:00Mission USNATOSECRETKCFE NATO PARM PREL MCAP MASS MARR XG ZK
09USNATO588DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NATO CONTINGENCY PLANNING
[...] (S) The Polish, Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian PermReps, and Secretary General Rasmussen, welcomed the U.S. decision to support expanding the NATO contingency plan for Poland, EAGLE GUARDIAN, to include the Baltic countries. Ambassador Daalder, accompanied by German Ambassador Ulrich Brandenburg [...]
2009-12-16 15:00:00Mission USNATOSECRETPGOV PREL MARR NATO
09USNATO597POLES REQUEST SHORT DELAY ON CONTINGENCY PLANNING
[...] (S) Poland's NATO Deputy PermRep Adam Bugajski informed Charge December 22 that Warsaw plans to issue a non-paper on the proposed inclusion of the three Baltic countries in NATO's EAGLE GUARDIAN plan, which currently addresses the protection of Poland (reftel A). Bugajski requested the US rev [...]
2009-12-22 15:15:00Mission USNATOSECRETMCAP MARR PREL NATO PL
09USNATO6NATO/IRAQ: ALLIES SEEK LEGAL PROTECTIONS SIMILAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: NATO Allies at the January 7 North Atlantic Council meeting expressed strong political support for the continuation of the NATO Training Mission ) Iraq (NTM-I),but grave concern about the ambiguities of the current legal status for the mission. Allies sought clarification as to [...]
2009-01-08 17:43:00Mission USNATOSECRETNATO PREL MOPS MARR IZ
09USNATO9NATO/IRAQ: DENMARK AND PORTUGAL TEMPORARILY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Denmark and Portugal decided to withdraw their NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I) personnel from Iraq until the legal status of the mission can be clarified. The Czech Republic and Hungary may follow suit. NATO negotiators will meet with Iraqi NSA Rubaie in Baghdad next week t [...]
2009-01-14 16:30:00Mission USNATOSECRETNATO PREL MOPS MARR IZ
09USOSCE198FSC/VD99: U.S. DELIVERS POINTS TO NORWAY, RUSSIA
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, USDel (Neighbour and Meyer) delivered points (paras 29-33) to Norway, Belarus and Russia. Initial reactions are provided below: 2. (S) Norway--The new Norwegian military representative to the FSC (Colonel Terje Killi) said he was unaware that Norway had planned to partici [...]
2009-09-10 09:21:00Mission USOSCESECRETPARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
09USOSCE271OSCE, RUSSIA AND SECURITY IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: Since 2007, despite a request from Afghanistan, Russia has obstructed efforts to have the OSCE conduct training inside Afghanistan, citing weak internal security as the main reason. Privately, Russian officials told us interagency differences have prevented a green light from [...]
2009-12-08 10:45:00Mission USOSCESECRETAF OSCE PREL RS
09USOSCE273OSCE, RUSSIA AND SECURITY IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: Since 2007, despite a request from Afghanistan, Russia has obstructed efforts to have the OSCE conduct training inside Afghanistan, citing weak internal security as the main reason. Privately, Russian officials told us interagency differences have prevented a green light from M [...]
2009-12-09 08:46:00Mission USOSCESECRETAF OSCE PREL RS
09USUNNEWYORK1153RICE AND KOUCHNER DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN, GUINEA,
[...] (S) SUMMARY. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner told Ambassador Rice that France would not send additional troops to Afghanistan in the near term, but would take another look at its troop contributions following the outcome of the January 2010 London conference on Afghanistan. Kouchner [...]
2009-12-23 20:29:00USUN New YorkSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM KPKO UNSC AF CG GV ER
09USUNNEWYORK191JAPAN WANTS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION IF DPRK
[...] (S) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) SUMMARY. Ambassador Rice shared U.S. concerns regarding a potential DPRK missile launch with Japanese PermRep Takasu on February 26, and asked for Japan's support in publicly calling any launch a violation of SCR 1718. Takasu st [...]
2009-02-27 18:00:00USUN New YorkSECRETPGOV PREL UNSC PINR KN XB SU XA
09USUNNEWYORK198AMBASSADOR WOLFF MEETS WITH UNIFIL COMMANDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Wolff met with General Claudio Graziano, the Force Commander of UNIFIL, and discussed UNIFIL's operations, elections in Lebanon, and Israel's occupation of northern Ghajar. Graziano said the security situation in Lebanon will remain critical during the run-up to the L [...]
2009-02-28 00:08:00USUN New YorkSECRETPREL PGOV KWBG KPAL MARR IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK729DENIAL OF A VISA TO A MEMBER OF THE IRANIAN
[...] (S) Upon receipt of reftel, USUN called the Iranian Mission to inform them that the Department decided to deny a visa to Alireza Salari Sharifabadi, who has planned to attend the meetings on the World Financial and Economic Crisis from June 24-26 at UNHQ. The Mission made no comment. USUN a [...]
2009-07-29 14:28:00USUN New YorkSECRETOFDP PREL CVIS IR UN
09USUNNEWYORK842AMBASSADOR RICE’S SEPTEMBER 16 MEETING WITH
[...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Rice met with Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Ayalon on September 16, the day after the release of the Goldstone report on violations of human rights law and international humanitarian law during the Gaza conflict. Ayalon termed the report "outrageous" and said it gave Hamas [...]
2009-09-17 00:45:00USUN New YorkSECRETPREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS IR RS
09USUNNEWYORK986SOMALIA 1844 DESIGNATIONS: USUN REQUESTS TO ENGAGE
[...] (U) This is an action request - please see paras 6-8. 2. (C) Summary: Per Department instructions (REF A),USUN has shared with the P-3 a list of names we would consider designating under UNSCR 1844 (2008),the Somalia UN targeted sanctions regime established in November 2008. This list in [...]
2009-11-03 22:26:00USUN New YorkSECRETKPKO MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SO UNSC
09VALLETTA240MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRISL CONTINUING
[...] (S) On May 26 Charge' met Alan Caruana, Chief of Staff to Malta's Minister of Finance, to discuss reftel request related to IRISL's continuing evasive activities in Malta. 2. (S) Caruana was already familiar with the materials provided reftel, having received them in a meeting last month wi [...]
2009-05-29 08:05:00Embassy VallettaSECRETEFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM IR UK GM MT
09VALLETTA456UPDATE: STATUS OF CONTAINERS SEIZED BY FROM M/V
[...] (S) This cable provides addtional information in response to Ref A and amplifies Refs B and C. During Ambassador's initial courtesy call on Maltese PM Lawrence Gonzi October 13, Gonzi stated that the decision to seize and sequester the Hansa India cargo was a "burdensome" decision for Malta to [...]
2009-10-14 16:04:00Embassy VallettaSECRETPARM PREL MNUC IR UK LY EG GM MT
09VALLETTA498PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SYG
[...] (S) SUMMARY. U.S. Ambassador to Malta Douglas Kmiec met November 12 with Mr. Sergio Piazzi, Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM),at Piazzi's request. Piazzi urged U.S. support for and participation in PAM's planned February meeting in Malta on the Jerus [...]
2009-11-16 19:12:00Embassy VallettaSECRETPREL KPAL IS MT
09VATICAN11CHURCH UNITY ONE, CATHOLIC-JEWISH RELATIONS ZERO
[...] (S) Summary: The Pope's decision to reinstate communion with a breakaway Catholic group that included a Holocaust-denying cleric (ref A) proved that his highest concern is the long-term religious well-being of the Church, not the Holy See's relations with other sovereign states. This religion-first [...]
2009-01-27 16:52:00Embassy VaticanSECRETPGOV PREL KIRF PHUM JO IS VT
09VATICAN122AMIDST CONTROVERSY, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY MEETS POPE
[...] (S) Summary: During his recent visit to Rome and meeting with the Pope --planned before the Pope urged disaffected Anglicans to convert to Catholicism-- Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams challenged the position of the Catholic Church on ordination of women and made it clear that the Vat [...]
2009-11-30 17:19:00Embassy VaticanSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SOCI UK VT
09VATICAN123AMIDST CONTROVERSY, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY MEETS POPE
[...] (S) Summary: During his recent visit to Rome and meeting with the Pope --planned before the Pope urged disaffected Anglicans to convert to Catholicism-- Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams challenged the position of the Catholic Church on ordination of women and made it clear that the Vatican s [...]
2009-11-30 17:19:00Embassy VaticanSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SOCI UK VT
09VATICAN127(S) LET'S MAKE A DEAL?: VIETNAMESE PRESIDENT-POPE BENEDICT
[...] (S) Summary: Following personal involvement by Cardinal Law, the visit by Vietnamese President Nguyen with Pope Benedict is finally confirmed for December 11; it's unclear as yet whether (or which?) concessions Vietnam made to secure the visit. Meanwhile, per ref a, the Vatican may indeed have [...]
2009-12-04 16:34:00Embassy VaticanSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM OFDP VM VT
09VATICAN128(C) HOW VATICAN CHARITIES WORK WITH UNFRIENDLY REGIMES IN
[...] (S) Summary: At a recent meeting, the Asia Desk officer at Caritas, the network of Catholic relief associations with chapters in over 200 countries, described the organization's work with both the official and the underground Church in China, support for hospitals in the DPRK, and relief assi [...]
2009-12-07 16:34:00Embassy VaticanSECRETEAID PREL PHUM PGOV CH KN BM VT
09VATICAN133(C) VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON AMCITS DETAINED IN IRAN,
[...] (S) Begin Summary and Introduction: At a December 16 meeting requested by Ambassador Diaz, the Vatican's Foreign Minister said the Papal Nuncio in Iran has been asked to intercede in the case of three Amcits detained there; Mamberti said the Vatican would be pleased to be of assistance in that [...]
2009-12-16 15:49:00Embassy VaticanSECRETPREL PHUM CASC KIRF VT IR HO UG UNGA
09VATICAN42VATICAN VIEWS ON SAUDI GOVERNMENT REFORMS; DIALOGUE WITH
[...] (C) Summary: The Vatican's Arabian Peninsula Director said the Holy See considered recent Cabinet changes in Saudi Arabia significant but "oversold". The decision to include all schools of Sunni jurisprudence in the Council of Senior Ulamas was far more meaningful. The Vatican still expected [...]
2009-03-18 13:03:00Embassy VaticanSECRETPREL KIRF PHUM VT SA
09VATICAN57(C) RECENT TAX AND PROPERTY TALKS WITH ISRAEL A FAILURE,
[...] (S) Summary: The Holy See chief negotiator says the latest talks on implementation of the Vatican-Israel Fundamental Agreement (reftel) were a complete "failure." In an unusually frank move, the Holy See official shared his negotiating diary with the Embassy to detail how the talks broke down. [...]
2009-04-16 13:03:00Embassy VaticanSECRETPREL PGOV KIRF IS VT
09VIENNA1035CODEL ROHRABACHER ON CONTACTS WITH PKK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 06:54:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPREL PTER TU AU
09VIENNA310AUSTRIA: CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND KEY RESOURCES
[...] (S) Mission Vienna has identified the following CI/KR sites in Austria: --Baxter AG, Vienna, Austria: Immune Globulin Intravenous (IGIV) --Octapharma Pharmazeutika, Vienna, Austria: Immune Globulin Intravenous (IGIV) --Baumgarten an der March gas facility 2. (S) The two medical plan [...]
2009-03-17 13:13:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP
09VIENNA516NIAG 9041: ALLEGED TRANSFER OF AUSTRIAN-ORIGIN CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS TO IRANIAN ENTITY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-30 13:56:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPARM PREL MNUC AU IR
09VIENNA76TERRORISM FINANCE: AUSTRIA: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-21 15:11:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPTER KTFN
09VIENNA825GOA INPUT ON AUSTRALIA GROUP AGENDA, RUSSIAN
[...] (U) Economic Unit Chief delivered reftel demarche and Austria-only points to Dr. Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Austrian Economic Ministry's Export Control Division, who will lead Austria's delegation to the Australia Group (AG) 2009 plenary session in Paris. Krehlik welcomed USG coordination on [...]
2009-07-06 14:02:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPARM PREL ETTC CBW AU
09VILNIUS155BELARUS: A DULL GLOW AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL?
[...] (S) Charge met with Belarusian Presidential Administration Head Makey March 20. Makey pledged that "positive steps" would continue, expressed interest in dialogue with the U.S., showed perceptive understanding of both USG and EU approaches to Belarus, stressed that Belarus was under intense [...]
2009-03-24 12:48:00Embassy VilniusSECRETPREL PHUM ECON PINR BO RS GG
09VILNIUS188AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH LITHUANIAN DEFENSE
[...] (C) On April 2, Ambassador Cloud held a one-on-one meeting with Lithuanian Defense Minister Rasa Jukneviciene, following her return from a visit to Afghanistan. Jukneviciene, who had been accompanied by three MPs, said she was very satisfied with her visits to the Lithuanian-run PRT in Ghor an [...]
2009-04-07 13:57:00Embassy VilniusSECRETPREL MOPS LH AF
09VILNIUS262(S) LITHUANIA WILL LIKELY VOTE FOR AMANO FOR IAEA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-12 10:37:00Embassy VilniusSECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA LH
09VILNIUS264OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS ON GTMO DETAINEES
[...] (S) On February 13 Post forwarded a list of the GOL's questions regarding Guantanamo detainees under consideration for resettlement in Lithuania (ref A). GOL officials thanked us May 8 for bio information already provided and passed a list of questions that are still outstanding at this time. [...]
2009-05-13 06:52:00Embassy VilniusSECRETPTER PREL KDRG EUN LH
09VILNIUS55C-WP8-01022, INFORMATION ON SECURITY OF LITHUANIAN
[...] (SBU) Begin summary. Embassy Vilnius's responses below are keyed to questions in reftel. Questions are repeated below for ease of reading. POC is Economic Officer Daniel Gage, gagedlATstate.sgov.gov, for questions related to the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) and Pol/Mil Officer Miche [...]
2009-01-28 06:30:00Embassy VilniusSECRETKNNP PINR MNUC PARM LH
09VILNIUS68(S) LITHUANIA POISED TO ACCEPT GTMO DETAINEES
[...] (S) Summary: Lithuania is ready to move expeditiously to approve resettlement of two detainees from Guantanamo Bay and has asked that we put our request into a formal letter from the Secretary. The Foreign Minister also asked that a team from Washington be prepared to come and brief senior GO [...]
2009-01-30 12:40:00Embassy VilniusSECRETPTER PREL LH
09VILNIUS88(S)LITHUANIA SAYS YES: NEXT STEPS ON GTMO
[...] (S) Summary: Lithuania's State Defense Council met February 11 and made the decision to accept two Uzbek detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Urgent action request at para 4. End summary. 2. (S) The Council, which includes the President, Prime Minister, Speaker of the Se [...]
2009-02-11 14:57:00Embassy VilniusSECRETPTER PREL KDRG EUN LH
09WARSAW1071HLDG: CONSTRUCTIVE PROGRESS ON U.S. BMD AND
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, led a U.S. delegation to Warsaw for the first ever U.S.-Poland High Level Defense Group (HLDG). Polish Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Stanislaw Komorowski led the Polish dele [...]
2009-10-20 08:21:00Embassy WarsawSECRETPREL MARR PL
09WARSAW1139HLDG: CONSTRUCTIVE PROGRESS ON U.S. BMD AND
[...] This corrected cable replaces WARSAW 01071. 2. (S) SUMMARY. Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, led a U.S. delegation to Warsaw for the first-ever U.S.-Poland High Level Defense Group (HLDG). Polish Undersecretary of Defense for Policy [...]
2009-11-12 07:06:00Embassy WarsawSECRETPREL MARR PL
09WARSAW1163POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER LOOKS FOR "STRATEGIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told the Ambassador on November 20 that negotiations over the U.S.-Polish Supplemental SoFA Agreement are "done." The Foreign Minister did not mention Prime Minister Tusk having approved the SoFA text, as required, but left the strong impress [...]
2009-11-24 17:32:00Embassy WarsawSECRETPREL MARR PHUM ECON ENRG PL
09WARSAW1164POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER LOOKS FOR "STRATEGIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told the Ambassador on November 20 that negotiations over the U.S.-Polish Supplemental SoFA Agreement are "done." The Foreign Minister did not mention Prime Minister Tusk having approved the SoFA text, as required, but left the strong impress [...]
2009-11-25 07:17:00Embassy WarsawSECRETPREL MARR PHUM ECON ENRG PL
09WARSAW1228POLAND COULD ACCEPT "COMPLEMENTARY" CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR POLAND AND BALTIC STATES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-18 14:36:00Embassy WarsawSECRETNATO MCAP MARR PREL PL
09WARSAW1250SEJM SPEAKER KOMOROWSKI ON U.S.-POLISH RELATIONS
[...] (C) In his first meeting with Sejm Speaker Bronislaw Komorowski (Civic Platform - PO),Ambassador Feinstein heard that the Speaker sought U.S. help building public support for Poland's troop increase in Afghanistan. Komorowski also agreed that NATO contingency planning was a positive developm [...]
2009-12-31 14:03:00Embassy WarsawSECRETNATO MARR MCAP PREL PGOV PL
09WARSAW170POLAND WANTS LIVE PATRIOTS, “NOT POTTED PLANTS”
[...] (S) SUMMARY. GOP officials are not privy to the full range of U.S. planning and thinking with regard to the prospective Patriot battery rotation here, but they do have expectations -- some naive, some tactical -- that they are making increasingly clear. For example, when told last autumn that the P [...]
2009-02-13 15:14:00Embassy WarsawSECRETPREL MAPP PL
09WARSAW183POLISH ENERGY PRIORITIES: GAS SECURITY STRATEGY
[...] (C) Poland's new energy security strategy has still not been released from the Prime Minister's Office, but after over a year in power, PM Tusk has announced most of his key priorities. In an important policy change, the government is embracing gas interconnections -- including to the German [...]
2009-02-18 16:50:00Embassy WarsawSECRETKGHG SENV EPET ENRG EUN PL
09WARSAW684LETTER FROM SECRETARY CLINTON ON PATRIOTS
[...] DCM Pam Quanrud delivered reftel letter to Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Jacek Najder. Najder promised to deliver the Secretary's letter to Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, whom he was to see immediately after. Najder declined comment on the letter. ASHE [...]
2009-07-01 15:10:00Embassy WarsawSECRETMARR PGOV PREL PL
09WARSAW738AMBASSADOR MULL BRIEFS MOSCOW SUMMIT TO POLES;
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador Stephen Mull reassured senior GOP officials July 8 that President Obama had protected U.S. redlines during the Moscow Summit and bartered neither European missile defense (MD) plans nor future NATO enlargement to gain Russian cooperation on ballistic missile defense. [...]
2009-07-17 09:52:00Embassy WarsawSECRETPGOV MAPP MARR PL
09WARSAW894POLISH DEFENSE MINISTER PLACES CONDITIONS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. While at the International Defense Trade Show in Kielce August 31, Polish Defense Minister Bogdan Klich pointedly told U.S. vendors that Poland and the United States needed to improve their political relationship, or Poland would look to Europe and other suppliers su [...]
2009-09-02 11:04:00Embassy WarsawSECRETPREL MAPP MARR PL
09WELLINGTON307REQUESTING ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN - NEW
[...] (S) On November 27, the Charge delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Under Secretary equivalent) for the Middle East and Africa Peter Hamilton. Drawing heavily on points provided in reftel, the Charge noted that Presiden [...]
2009-11-27 05:30:00Embassy WellingtonSECRETNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09WELLINGTON60GNZ AGREES WITH USG POINTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA; WILL
[...] (S) On March 2, Acting DCM met with Jillian Dempster, Deputy Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade International Security and Disarmament Division to discuss reftel points. Dempster agreed with the USG views, noting that MFAT had forwarded draft statements on both Iran and S [...]
2009-03-02 02:50:00Embassy WellingtonSECRETPARM KNNP IAEA MNUC IR SYR NZ
09WINDHOEK159NAMIBIAN GOVERNMENT AND ROSSING REAFFIRM NO
[...] (S) Namibia's Rossing Uranium mine has been in production since 1976, and since its establishment the Government of Iran (GOI) - then under the Shah - has maintained a financial stake in the operation. Today, the Iran Foreign Investment Company (IFIC) maintains the GOI's 15 percent stake. Lik [...]
2009-05-08 11:29:00Embassy WindhoekSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC IR WA
09WINDHOEK183NAMIBIA: NO DEAL FOR IRAN
[...] (C) On May 15, Ambassador Mathieu asked the Minister of Mines and Energy, Mr. Erkki Nghimtina, whether he had recently met with an Iranian delegation to discuss uranium sales. Nghimtina said he had met with the Ambassador of Iran (no date specified),who reportedly stated Iran hoped to come to [...]
2009-05-20 16:31:00Embassy WindhoekSECRETMNUC PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC KNNP IR WA
09WINDHOEK65PRIME MINISTER CONFIRMS: NO SALE OF URANIUM TO IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-26 12:00:00Embassy WindhoekSECRETEMIN ENRG ETTC IR KNNP MNUC PARM WA TRGY
09WINDHOEK72SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE -
[...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. Post is not aware of any religious or ethnic communities in Namibia that actively and publicly espouse specifically anti-American positions. Moreover, there are very few public demonstrations in general in Namibia. Namibia's approximately 2500-member Muslim communit [...]
2009-02-27 11:35:00Embassy WindhoekSECRETASEC PTER WA
09YAOUNDE264CAMEROON: NONPROLIFERATION SANCTIONS: A.Q. KHAN
[...] (S) On March 11, 2009, post received a diplomatic note from the GRC in response to diplomatic notes sent regarding the A.Q. Khan sanctions and the Additional Protocol to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (reftels 2508 and 322). In the GRC,s response, it conveyed appreciation for the USG,s stance [...]
2009-03-17 10:49:00Embassy YaoundeSECRETKNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN CM
09YAOUNDE275(S) ALLEGED PLOT TO KILL BIYA "PLAUSIBLE, BUT
[...] (S) Summary. According to Francis Dooh Collins, a French national of Cameroonian origin who has proven to be politically well-connected but of dubious credibility, Minister of Defense Remy Ze Meka and a group of disgruntled senior military officials intend to assassinate President Paul Biya [...]
2009-03-20 17:55:00Embassy YaoundeSECRETPGOV PREL PINR PINS ASEC CM
09YEREVAN108PRESIDENT TAMPS DOWN PREDECESSOR'S POLITICAL
[...] (S) Republican Party faction secretary Samvel Nikoyan (protect) confided February 18 that political intrigues aimed at unseating Prime Minister Tigran Sargsian have dropped off from their peak in December. Nikoyan said that President Sargsian had gone to see ex-President Kocharian at some poi [...]
2009-02-18 17:54:00Embassy YerevanSECRETPGOV EFIN AM
09YEREVAN25(S) MAHLEY DELEGATION MEETS FOREIGN MINISTER ON
[...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Mahley and his delegation met with FM Nalbandian on January 16 to discuss the U.S. proposal for steps to alleviate U.S. concerns with Armenia's facilitation of an arms transfer to Iran and Armenia's future export control process. FM Nalbandian said Armenia was ready t [...]
2009-01-16 13:06:00Embassy YerevanSECRETPARM ETTC AM
09YEREVAN256ARMENIAN OPPOSITION TO BRAND PRESIDENT SARGSIAN A
[...] (C) A close advisor to former President and current opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrossian (LTP) told DCM April 14 that LTP would brand President Sargsian as a "traitor to the Armenian nation" in a May 1 rally for Sargsian's alleged willingness to agree to Turkey's proposal to etablish a joint [...]
2009-04-14 13:27:00Embassy YerevanSECRETPGOV PREL TU AM
09YEREVAN706SCENESETTER -- ARMENIA AND THE OCTOBER 10 SIGNING
[...] (S) For Armenia, the October 10 signing of the normalization protocols with Turkey in Zurich represents the culmination of President Sargsian's boldest foreign initiative, and one that carries significant political risk. Sargsian is under heavy fire by nationalists and political opposition at [...]
2009-10-05 11:09:00Embassy YerevanSECRETPREL PGOV TU AM
09ZAGREB133CROATIA CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT
[...] Per reftel, post has determined Croatia possesses no critical infrastructure or key resources which, if destroyed, would have an immediate and deleterious effect on the United States. RSO, Pol/Econ, GSO, and IMO were consulted for this response. BRADTKE [...]
2009-03-11 12:12:00Embassy ZagrebSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP
09ZAGREB355IRANIAN OFFICIALS INVITED TO JULY 4TH EVENTS IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-15 09:34:00Embassy ZagrebSECRETODIP PREL IR HR
09ZAGREB768POST RESPONSE: REQUEST FOR NOTIFICATION AND
[...] (S) Post delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs UN Department Deputy Director Tihomir Lulic and MFA International Security Director Andrej Dogon. Lulic promised to coordinate the information with Croatia's inter-agency body dealing with terrorist finance and to inform Croatia [...]
2009-12-29 09:03:00Embassy ZagrebSECRETKTFN PINR PTER PREL HR
10ABUJA135EVOLVING POLITICAL DYNAMIC IN NIGERIA
[...] (S) Since we sent you our scene-setter on January 21 (reftel),several key political trends in Nigeria have assumed sharper focus: --------------------------------------- Bandwagon Picking Up Speed --------------------------------------- Newspaper publishers, north-south "Emi [...]
2010-02-03 18:21:00Embassy AbujaSECRETPREL PGOV NI PINS
10ABUJA181NIGERIAN ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF: WE BELIEVE IN DEMOCRACY
[...] (C) Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff (COAS),LTG Dambazau, told A/S Carson February 8 that the GON military believes there is no alternative to democracy. "We are a young nation and will improve if we give ourselves the opportunity." He termed the violence in the North a "new phenomenon," and sa [...]
2010-02-18 09:19:00Embassy AbujaSECRETPREL PGOV MARR PINS PINR NI
10ABUJA197NIGERIAN SECURITY CHIEF BRIEFS FOREIGN PARTNERS ON MUTUAL
[...] (S) Director General Afas Gadzama, Intelligence Director Yusuf Bichi, and Operations Director Mathew Seiyefa of the Nigerian State Security Service (SSS) briefed foreign diplomats and intelligence officials on security issues February 18. Gadzama welcomed the opportunity to correct what he cha [...]
2010-02-22 17:20:00Embassy AbujaSECRETPGOV PREL PINR PTER ASEC SOCI KPAO NI
10ABUJA207GON Chief of Army: Political Climate Dangerous, Politicians
[...] (S) Summary: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Dambazau, concerned about the current political environment in Nigeria, told the Ambassador February 24 in a one-on-one session at a safe house in Abuja, that he still considers Goodluck Jonathan the Commander-in-Chief of Nigerian Armed Forces until such [...]
2010-02-25 12:39:00Embassy AbujaSECRETPGOV PREL PINS PINR MARR NI
10ABUJA215GOODLUCK JONATHAN REMAINS ACTING PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA
[...] (C) Ambassador met February 26 with Acting President (AgP) Dr. Goodluck Jonathan at the Vice President's official residence, Aguda House, in Abuja to review the current political situation following the return earlier this week of ailing President Yar'Adua. Moves are afoot, between Jonathan and key [...]
2010-02-26 16:37:00Embassy AbujaSECRETPREL PGOV PINS PINR PTER MARR NI
10ADDISABABA288AU SUMMIT - A/S FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS CARSON MEETS
[...] (U) January 30, 2010, 4:00 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: United States Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson NSC Senior Director Michelle Gavin USAU Ambassador Michael Battle Special Advisor for the Great Lakes Howard Wolpe USAU A/DCM Joel Maybury USAU Political Officer L [...]
2010-02-11 12:14:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPREL PGOV AU
10AITTAIPEI81TAIWAN RESPONSE TO NONPAPER: IRAN SEEKING MACHINE
[...] This letter is in response to a December 3, 2009 confidential document identified by AIT's reference number SS124113. 2. The following are BOFT's findings on the above-mentioned AIT confidential document. (a) By letter dated June 7, 2006, BOFT informed Roundtop Machinery Industri [...]
2010-01-20 09:42:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL TW IR
10AMMAN252JORDAN: COURT RULING THREATENS FREEDOM OF
[...] (S) Summary: Journalists and non-governmental organizations are up in arms about a ruling by Jordan's highest court subjecting online media to the country's Press and Publications Law (PPL). Non-governmental organizations and journalists assert the government will use the ruling to curb the [...]
2010-01-26 15:02:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV KDEM SOCI JO
10AMMAN317JORDAN: NEA DAS WITTES PRESSES FOR INCREASED
[...] (S) Summary: In the wake of the Secretary's speech on Internet freedoms and a recent court decision subjecting Jordan's online media to the problematic Press and Publications law, NEA DAS Tamara Wittes met during her January 26-28 visit with the King's media advisor to discuss official actio [...]
2010-02-04 08:56:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV KDEM SOCI JO
10AMMAN335JORDAN: MINISTER OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SMARTING
[...] (S) Summary: A recent conversation between visiting NEA DAS Tamara Wittes and Minister of Social Development (MoSD) Hala Latouf underscored the contradictions in the Jordanian approach to freedom of expression. In response to a question, Latouf said that she supported a recent ruling by Jor [...]
2010-02-09 06:40:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI JO
10AMMAN396JORDAN: HRW REPORT ON CITIZENSHIP WITHDRAWALS
[...] (S) The release of the Human Rights Watch (HRW) report "Stateless Again: Palestinian-Origin Jordanians Deprived of their Nationality" has elicited an angry response from the GOJ. The report highlights the personal experiences of eleven individuals who had their nationality revoked by the Mini [...]
2010-02-16 11:47:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV PREL PREF KPAL IS JO
10ANKARA126SECRETARY GATES' TURKEY BILATERAL VISIT:
[...] (S) PM Erdogan welcomed President Obama's reiteration of support to the fight against the PKK during the December 7 meeting in the Oval Office, but the Secretary should expect questions about how we will operationalize that commitment as plans to withdraw from Iraq move forward. A key issue wi [...]
2010-01-26 11:23:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV MASS MARR TU AF PK IR IZ IS AM
10ANKARA133TURKISH AUTHORITIES: DETAINED ISLAMISTS NOT A
[...] (S) Refuting Turkish press reports to the contrary, Turkish National Police (TNP) contacts tell us their investigations into recently detained groups of alleged domestic Islamic extremists reveal no plans or intentions to attack American interests in Turkey. The TNP detained or arrested up to [...]
2010-01-27 13:42:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER ASEC TU
10ANKARA206TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR UN 1267
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-09 08:14:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPGOV PREL EFIN KTFN PTER SY JO TU
10ANKARA21FM DAVUTOGLU REBUILDING HIS MINISTRY IN HIS IMAGE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Davutoglu used his opening speech to the January 4-8 Turkish ambassadors' conference to reinforce his vision of an activist diplomacy that asserts the country's profile regionally and beyond. He appears to be making progress selling that vision to a generation [...]
2010-01-07 07:55:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV TU
10ANKARA210TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR UN 1267
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-09 08:15:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPGOV PREL EFIN KTFN PTER SY JO TU
10ANKARA239ALLEGED PKK WARNING TO U.S. AGAINST PROVIDING UAVS
[...] (C) In comments responding to a question regarding the visit to Ankara by Secretary Gates on February 6 and USF-I Commanding General Odierno on February 3, the leader of the terrorist PKK reportedly issued a warning to the U.S., apparently against providing Turkey with an armed UAV capability. [...]
2010-02-12 16:57:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER MOPS TU
10ANKARA251SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GATES'S MEETINGS WITH TURKISH
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (SecDef) met with Turkish Minister of National Defense Mehmet Vecdi Gonul (MND Gonul) and the Chief of the Turkish Genral Staff General Ilker Basbug (Gen Basbug) in separate meetings during his bilateral visit to Ankara on February 6, 2010. Se [...]
2010-02-16 11:20:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPARM PREL PTER TU
10ANKARA267USF-I GENERAL ODIERNO'S COUNTER-PKK MEETING WITH
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In a February 3 meeting with the top level of the Turkish inter-agency security affairs group, USF-I Commanding General Raymond Odierno agreed to develop an action plan to improve counter-terrorism pressure on the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Odierno suggested the plan's initi [...]
2010-02-17 16:06:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PTER PINR MARR MOPS TU IZ
10ANKARA268USF-I COMMANDING GENERAL ODIERNO'S MEETING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During his February 4 meeting with USF-I Commanding General Raymond Odierno, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmet Davutoglu reiterated Interior Minister Besir Atalay's request, made in a separate meeting earlier that day, that USF-I work with Turkey to develop "a calendarized common [...]
2010-02-17 16:09:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PTER PINR MARR TU IZ
10ANKARA292(S) GOT WILL LOOK INTO TURKISH FIRMS ENGAGED IN
[...] (S) We delivered reftel paper to MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Department Head Serhan Yigit on February 23. Yigit said he understood the seriousness of our concerns and agreed to relay the information regarding the Turkish firms to relevant government agencies in order to look into these [...]
2010-02-23 14:35:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETETTC MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER MASS
10ANKARA38(C) TURKEY PRESSES FOR USF-I INTEL TEAM VISIT TO
[...] (S) Turkish ambassador to Iraq Murat Ozcelik requested a meeting January 8 with the Charge to emphasize President Gul, Prime Minister Erdogan and Minister of Interior Atalay's strong interest in a proposed visit by a USF-I (formerly MNF-I) intelligence team to Ankara in late January or early F [...]
2010-01-08 16:33:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PTER PINR MARR TU IZ
10ANKARA50TURKEY VISAS VIPER JANUARY SUBMISSIONS
[...] (U) VISAS VIPER. 2. (U) THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED FOR WATCHLISTING PURPOSES AS THE DEPARTMENT AND THE NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER DEEM APPROPRIATE. 3. (U) WE SUGGEST THAT THE FIRST INDIVIDUAL NAMED IN THIS REPORT BE INCLUDED IN THE TSA NO FLY SECURITY DIRECTIVE FOR RELE [...]
2010-01-13 06:36:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETASEC CMGT CVIS KVPR PINR PTER TU
10ANKARA53SEARCHES AT TGS CONTINUE; CHOD REMAINS COOPERATIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Searches at the Turkish General Staff (TGS) Special Forces Mobility Command continue as prosecutors seek to obtain information related to the December 19 arrest of two Special Forces officers for a suspected assassination attempt against Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc. Alth [...]
2010-01-13 13:07:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPGOV TU
10ANKARA70GUL'S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR ON IRAN, OTHER ITEMS
[...] (C) During a January 14 meeting with Huseyin Dirioz, President Abdullah Gul's Chief Foreign Policy Advisor, the Ambassador took issue with PM Erdogan's recent public statement equating Iran's nuclear ambitions with Israel's alleged nuclear capability. He reminded Dirioz in the event the world [...]
2010-01-15 15:07:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL ECON MNUC IR BK TU
10ANTANANARIVO56MADAGASCAR: TGV'S CHOICES: ACCEPT PING PROPOSAL
[...] (S) Summary: Finally exasperated with Rajoelina's incompetence, a group from within his inner circle and the military will give him a stark: accept the Ping/AU "compromise" proposal, or stand aside to allow a consensual council to run Madagascar until elections. Rajoelina returns today fr [...]
2010-02-02 07:41:00Embassy AntananarivoSECRETPGOV PREL MA
10ASTANA251KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER
[...] (SBU) General Petraeus, on behalf of Ambassador Hoagland, and the Department of Defense and Embassy Astana country teams, we extend a warm welcome on the occasion of your upcoming visit to Astana, Kazakhstan. Visit overview 2. (S) The Office of the Defense Attache and your staff are working towa [...]
2010-02-22 07:03:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPGOV PREL ECON EPET PINR MARR SNAR KZ
10ASTANA72KAZAKHSTAN: MONEY AND POWER
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 08:14:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPGOV PINR EPET EINV KCOR RS CH KZ
10ASTANA82 KAZAKHSTAN: APPRECIATION MIXED WITH CONCERN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During a January 25 meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov noted the Kazakhstani government's appreciation for Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake's recent remarks on Kazakhstan at the National Press Club in Washington and Special [...]
2010-01-26 04:06:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM PINR EAID MARR AF RS KZ
10ASUNCION83TERMS OF REFERENCE CONCURRENCE FOR 7TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP
[...] (U) THE AMBASSADOR, OFFICE OF DEFENSE COOPERATION PARAGUAY (ODC),AND THE PARAGUAYAN MILITARY FORCES COMMANDER CONCUR WITH THE 7TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP (7TH SFG) JCET TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) AND DEPLOYMENT AS OUTLINED HERE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TOR, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED: [...]
2010-02-17 11:47:00Embassy AsuncionSECRETMOPS PREL MASS MCAP MARR PGOV PA
10ASUNCION85TERMS OF REFERENCE CONCURRENCE FOR 7TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP
[...] (U) THE AMBASSADOR, OFFICE OF DEFENSE COOPERATION PARAGUAY (ODC),AND THE PARAGUAYAN MILITARY FORCES COMMANDER CONCUR WITH THE 7TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP (7TH SFG) JCET TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) AND DEPLOYMENT AS OUTLINED HERE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TOR, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED: [...]
2010-02-17 13:03:00Embassy AsuncionSECRETMOPS PREL MASS MCAP MARR PGOV PA
10ATHENS77AMBASSADOR TO DROUTSAS: SHOW WASHINGTON YOUR STUFF
[...] (S) SUMMARY. In a January 30 meeting with Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitri Droutsas just prior to his first trip to the U.S., Ambassador Speckhard focused him on resolving challenges close to home and advised him to show Washington he was not just a diplomat but a political decision maker w [...]
2010-02-03 16:43:00Embassy AthensSECRETPREL PGOV MARR GR MK TU CY IR
10BAGHDAD122IRAQI HIGH TRIBUNAL ISSUES VERDICT IN HALABJA
[...] (C) Summary: On January 17, 2010, the Iraqi High Tribunal (IHT) announced its verdict in the trial of Ali Hassan Al Majid (a.k.a. &Chemical Ali8),and Iraqi army officers Sultan Hashim, Sabir Al Douri, and Farhan Mutlak Saleh for the March 16, 1988 chemical attack on the Northeastern Iraqi ci [...]
2010-01-19 10:20:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC IZ
10BAGHDAD124ANBAR FACTIONS RESOLVE LEADERSHIP DISPUTE IN WAKE
[...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY. In the wake of the December 30 terrorist attack on the Anbar Provincial Government Center, which resulted in the severe wounding of Governor Qassim abd Muhammad Hammadi al-Fahadawi, there was some initial governmental confusion and a v [...]
2010-01-19 13:59:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD159MFA SHARES INFORMATION ON ABU MAHDI AL-MUHANDIS
[...] (S) In response to reftels, MFA Coordinator of Support and Deputy Director of International Organizations Ambassador Mohammed Al-Humaimidi (please protect) on January 20 gave EmbOffs further information he gathered from the GOI interagency process about suspected terrorist Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandi [...]
2010-01-22 12:18:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETKTFN EFIN PINR PTER IR IZ
10BAGHDAD167PRT MUTHANNA: RENTAL SHEIKS AND LOST IRANIAN
[...] (U) This is a xxxxx reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: xxxxx met with local leader Sheikh xxxxx. During our lengthy discussions the Sheikh shared his belief that the USG has poorly utilized its influence in Iraq, leaving the way open for Iran to advance its agenda at USG expense. He went on to desc [...]
2010-01-22 16:50:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV KISL KCOR
10BAGHDAD178PRT ANBAR: PROMINENT ANBARIS SPEAK OUT AGAINST
[...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In meetings on January 14 and 16 that PRTOffs and representatives of U.S. forces held with prominent Anbari imams and sheikhs, the Anbaris expressed anger at reports that the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) had agreed to [...]
2010-01-24 15:05:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD198MUTHANNA PRT: LONG SHADOW OF IRANIAN INFLUENCE
[...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Muthanna PRT Team Leader met with Provincial Council Chairman Lateef Hassan al-Hassani, at his request, on January 14 at JSS Soto. During the meeting Chairman Hassani decried what he called &Iranian heavy handedness and threats8 a [...]
2010-01-26 16:26:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD199USF-I DETAINEE UPDATE: ONLY LOW-THREAT DETAINEES
[...] (S) Summary. The transfers of U.S.-held detainees and the two remaining U.S.-run theater internment facilities (TIFs) to the GOI appear to be on track. However, rather than continuing to release 300 detainees per month, as in November and December of 2009, United States Forces - Iraq (USF-I) [...]
2010-01-26 16:36:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS PHUM PINS PTER CASC IZ XP
10BAGHDAD250DIYALA VISIT HIGHLIGHTS PROGRESS OF IDP RETURNS INITIATIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: A January 24 visit to Diyala province demonstrated that a GOI-led initiative to create conditions for return is reaching returnee populations and appears to be having a positive effect on populations that are considering coming back. The Government of Iraq (GOI) is enthusiastic [...]
2010-01-31 16:00:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREF PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD258IRAQ'S BORDER SURVEILLANCE PROJECT TAKES SHAPE,
[...] (S) SUMMARY: We joined Interior Minister Bolani at a January 30 groundbreaking of a border roads project that took place along the Iraq-Syrian border. Supported by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE),the border roads project is headed by the Department of Border Enforcement (DBE) under [...]
2010-02-01 15:05:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPBTS PGOV PREL MASS IZ
10BAGHDAD270PRT MUTHANNA: WITH RETURN OF SHEIKH KASHAN,
[...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Recently returned from his self-imposed exile in Germany, Sheikh Hakim Khazal Kashan hopes to win a seat in the Council of Representatives (COR) from Muthanna. In a surprising change of political attitude, he is running as part of [...]
2010-02-02 09:27:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD271IMPLEMENTING THE COMBINED SECURITY MECHANISMS IN
[...] (SBU) This is a joint Embassy Baghdad/USF-I message. 2. (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Combined Security Mechanisms (CSMs) consist of temporary, non-political measures across the disputed internal boundary (DIBs) areas of northern Iraq, and are designed to ensure the security of the Iraqi pop [...]
2010-02-02 12:42:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM PBTS IZ
10BAGHDAD289PRT ANBAR: ABU RISHA DISCUSSES POLITICAL
[...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY. On January 19, PRT Team Leader and incoming U.S. Division-Central (USD-C) deputy commanding general for Anbar met with paramount Anbar Sheikh Ahmed Abu Risha, the Mutammar Sahawat al-Iraq (MSI) Party S [...]
2010-02-04 11:00:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD291PRT KARBALA: VOTERS IN DOUR MOOD AS UNOFFICIAL
[...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Karbala province has been allotted ten seats in the next Council of Representatives (CoR). Local PRT employees and Karbala business and community leaders expect that Dawa will win four to five seat [...]
2010-02-04 14:54:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD309PRT ANBAR: PROVINCIAL ELECTION PREPARATIONS
[...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY. On 25 January, the Anbar Governorate Elections Officer (GEO) briefed the military, police and civilian leadership of Anbar on the Independent High Electoral Commission's (IHEC's) election-day plan. Additionally, Iraqi police army lead [...]
2010-02-06 15:13:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD349IRAQIS READY TO CO-SPONSOR RESOLUTION AGAINST
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Coordinator of Support and Deputy Director of International Organizations, Ambassador Mohammed Al-Humaimidi confirmed to EmbOff February 10 that the GOI still plans to co-sponsor a 1267 Committee resol [...]
2010-02-10 15:08:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER JO SY IZ
10BAGHDAD362PRT WASIT: BA,ATH DISQUALIFICATION REACTION AND
[...] (S) Summary and Comment: Wasit,s largely Shia population supported attempts to disqualify former Ba,athists from the upcoming national elections, although there was also a perception that the disqualification process was politicized and posed risks. No prominent candidates were affected in [...]
2010-02-11 11:29:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETASEC PGOV PREL PTER IZ IR
10BAGHDAD370PRT WASIT: PRINCE RABIA LOOKS AFTER HIS TRIBE, BUT
[...] (U) This is a PRT Wasit reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: During a discussion with Wasit PRT members at his palace west of FOB Delta, Prince Rabia Mohammed Al Habeeb of the mixed Shia/Sunni Rabia Tribal Federation expounded on Iraq,s agricultural problems, and the hypocrisy of religious le [...]
2010-02-11 16:21:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV KDEM SENV IZ
10BAGHDAD382PRT ANBAR: DESPITE EFFORTS, VOTER PARTICIPATION
[...] (U) This is an Anbar Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) reporting message. 2. (SBU) Summary. Anbari government leaders, tribal sheikhs and religious leaders are encouraging Anbaris to vote in the March 7 national elections. Yet PRT-gathered anecdotal evidence and polling data suggests s [...]
2010-02-14 14:40:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KCOR KDEM
10BAGHDAD387PRT MUTHANNA: MUTHANNA GOVERNOR CANCELS MEETING
[...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (PM) reportedly ordered Muthanna Governor Ibrahim Salman al-Mayali (State of Law) to cancel his February 10 meeting with Ambassador Hill in Baghdad. The Governor advised the PRT that the PM wanted to [...]
2010-02-15 08:19:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD413UPDATE #4: NINEWA PROVINCIAL GOV FILES PETITION
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Ninewa Provincial Governor (PGOV) Nujaifi filed a petition requesting a change of venue from Tal Kayf back to Mosul for the 9 detainees (reftels A, B, C),citing concern for his personal safety to appear in Tal Kayf for the investigative hearing. In doing so, the anticipated [...]
2010-02-16 14:42:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM KJUS IZ
10BAGHDAD430PRT DIYALA: AMBASSADOR HILL DISCUSSES IDPS, SUNNI
[...] (U) This is a Diyala Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) Summary: Ambassador Hill visited Governor Abd-al-Nasir al Muntsir al-Mahdawi and,separately, local leaders in the village of Al Mujadad on February 8 in Diyala Province. The Governor said the security situation in hi [...]
2010-02-18 07:44:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PHUM PREF PREL IZ IR
10BAGHDAD436ISCI CHAIRMAN HAKIM CONDEMNS MILITARY OPERATION TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ISCI Chairman Ammar al-Hakim condemned a recent combined Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) - USF-I operation in Maysan to CDA, arguing that Iraqi Police should have conducted the operation. U.S.-Iraqi relations should be increasingly defined by socio-economic ties, rather than military [...]
2010-02-18 15:28:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV MOPS PTER KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD439BANK MELLI BRANCH LICENSES EXTENDED
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Despite assurances from the Prime Minister's office that it would not renew licenses for new Bank Melli branches in Basra, Karbala and Erbil, the Central Bank of Iraq instead extended the licenses. The Embassy will continue to engage with the Prime Minister's office to ensure th [...]
2010-02-18 15:58:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETEFIN ECON PGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD440WEEK ONE OF ELECTION CAMPAIGN: POLITICAL ROUNDUP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The first week of the official election campaign period saw no major surprises and indicators show that voters will likely turn out in numbers similar to levels for the successful January 2009 provincial elections. While the campaign started out slowly in the south of Iraq, alleg [...]
2010-02-18 16:42:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD442PRT MAYSAN: ALI AL-SHARQI OPERATION SPURS PUBLIC
[...] (U) This is a PRT Maysan cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Inaccurate reports of a unilateral USF-I raid upon a village in southern Maysan provinces, leaving a woman and child among the ten dead, sparked angry reactions among local residents. In reality, the combined Iraqi-US operation was aimed [...]
2010-02-19 07:49:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MOPS KDEM KPAO IR IZ
10BAGHDAD448U.S. FORCES DETAINEE UPDATE; UPCOMING TRANSFER OF
[...] (S) Summary. At this time, there are 5,830 detainees in U.S. custody, evenly distributed between the two U.S. theater internment facilities (TIFs) - Taji and Cropper. United States Forces - Iraq (USF-I) operations are under way to set the detainee populations in both the Taji and Cropper TIFs [...]
2010-02-19 13:51:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS PHUM PINS PTER CASC IZ XP
10BAGHDAD454ARREST OF SUNNI PC MEMBER STOKES CRIES OF ELECTION
[...] (U) This is a PRT Diyala message. 2. (S/NF) Summary: The arrest of yet another Sunni Provincial Council member, Najim Abdullah Ahmad (Iraqqiya coalition lead for Diyala) on February 7th, is fueling cries that Sunnis are being targeted for arrest by the central government to help shape the e [...]
2010-02-20 13:58:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIZ KDEM PGOV PREL
10BAGHDAD477U.S. SENDS TOUGH, BUT NECESSARY, MESSAGE DURING
[...] (SBU) Summary. In the February 20 Joint Subcommittee on Detainee Affairs (JSC-DA) meeting, United States Forces - Iraq (USF-I) Deputy Commanding General for Detainee Operations (DCG-DO) MG David Quantock, Co-Chair of the JSC-DA, delivered a tough message - if the GOI is unable to provide arre [...]
2010-02-23 06:29:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS PHUM PINS PTER CASC IZ XP
10BAGHDAD481USF-I COUNTER PKK ACTION PLAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: USF-I is drafting a joint action plan to recommend initiatives for the GOT and GOI to consider in combating the PKK following a visit to Ankara by USF-I Commanding General Ray Odierno on February 3. Turkish Ambassador to Iraq, Murat Ozcelik, on February 17 presented two action [...]
2010-02-23 11:53:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIZ MARR PREL PTER TU
10BAGHDAD488DIYALA GOVERNOR TO ISF: STOP ELECTION-SHAPING
[...] (U) This is a PRT Diyala message. 2. (C) Summary: Diyala,s Governor, Abd al Nasr Al Mahdawi, used Diyala,s February 21st election security rehearsal to warn senior Iraqi Security Force officials from across the province against executing additional politically-motivated arrest warrants prio [...]
2010-02-23 16:06:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIZ KDEM PGOV PREL
10BAGHDAD501COALITION PROFILE: COALITION FOR IRAQ'S UNITY
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-24 17:07:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIZ KDEM PGOV
10BAGHDAD537COALITION PROFILE: THE IRAQI NATIONAL ALLIANCE
[...] (C) Summary: The Iraqi National Alliance (INA) was officially formed on August 24, 2009 and is often seen as the successor of the pan-Shi'a United Iraqi Alliance (UIA),which captured a plurality of votes in the 2005 national elections. Comprised of 32 entities, including a small number of tok [...]
2010-02-28 16:44:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD79NAJAF GOVERNOR ON PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The PRT, including the Team Leader, Public Diplomacy Officer, the Chief Engineer, and one of our Linguists, met with Gov. Adnan Al-Zurfi January 5 to discuss a range of topics including a post-election Shia alliance, security, the Najaf International Airport, and the elections. Z [...]
2010-01-12 14:27:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV KCOR KISL KTFN PREL ASEC IZ
10BAGHDAD89IN WAKE OF ATTACKS, ANBAR GOVERNMENT SIDESTEPS
[...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The December 30 attacks against the Provincial Government Center in Anbar resulted in the resignation of the Provincial Chief of Police. The direct involvement of Prime Minister Maliki and Sahwa party head Sheikh Ahmed ab [...]
2010-01-13 12:47:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV KCOR KISL KTFN PREL ASEC IZ
10BAGHDAD94ATTACKS STRIKE LOCAL ANBAR COUNTERRORISM UNIT
[...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Anbar (Ramadi) reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On January 7, a series of coordinated IED attacks targeted key members of the Counterterrorism Unit (CTU),Iraqi Police (IP),and judicial system in the central Anbar province cit [...]
2010-01-13 15:00:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAKU126KHAMEINI REPORTEDLY COMMITTED TO LIMITED
[...] (S) According to a Baku-based Iranian source with previously demonstrated access to information on inner-regime and reformist politics, Rafsanjani has obtained a written commitment from Supreme Leader Khameini to release large numbers of prisoners, return Revolutionary Guard detachments to th [...]
2010-02-25 05:18:00Embassy BakuSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM PTER AJ AF PK IR
10BAKU127AZERBAIJAN: WHO OWNS WHAT VOL. 2 - THE MINISTER OF
[...] (S) SUMMARY: This cable is the second in a series that profiles the most powerful families in Azerbaijan, both in terms of economic and political power. This issue features Minister of Emergency Situations Kamaladdin Heydarov and his family. Heydarov was previously Chairman of the State Customs Com [...]
2010-02-25 05:18:00Embassy BakuSECRETECON EINV EIND ETRD KCOR PINR PGOV RS KS IR
10BAKU129KHAMEINI REPORTEDLY COMMITTED TO LIMITED
[...] (S) According to a Baku-based Iranian source with previously demonstrated access to information on inner-regime and reformist politics, Rafsanjani has obtained a written commitment from Supreme Leader Khameini to release large numbers of prisoners, return Revolutionary Guard detachments to th [...]
2010-02-25 05:18:00Embassy BakuSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM PTER AJ AF PK IR
10BAKU130KHAMEINI REPORTEDLY COMMITTED TO LIMITED
[...] (S) According to a Baku-based Iranian source with previously demonstrated access to information on inner-regime and reformist politics, Rafsanjani has obtained a written commitment from Supreme Leader Khameini to release large numbers of prisoners, return Revolutionary Guard detachments to th [...]
2010-02-25 05:18:00Embassy BakuSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM PTER AJ AF PK IR
10BAKU30REVOLUTION IN THE REVOLUTION: UNDERSTANDING IRAN'S
[...] (C) Iran has one of the largest state-owned sectors in the world, and privatization has long been an official part of state policy. This "View from Baku" report examines the reality behind Iran's recent privatization effort, based on a wide variety of Baku Iran watcher discussions with Irania [...]
2010-01-14 14:09:00Embassy BakuSECRETECON PGOV EINV AJ RU IR
10BAKU54AZERBAIJAN: WHO OWNS WHAT? PART 1 - THE FIRST
[...] (S) SUMMARY: This cable is the first in a series that will highlight the most powerful families in Azerbaijan, both in terms of economic and political power. In this opening issue, we profile the family of First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva (born Mehriban Pashayeva),and her uncle, former Azerbaijani [...]
2010-01-27 13:10:00Embassy BakuSECRETECON EINV EIND ETRD KCOR PINR PGOV AJ
10BAKU86BAKU SCENESETTER FOR U/S BURNS' FEBRUARY 19 VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Baku will be a welcome demonstration of high-level attention to Azerbaijan as the Turkey-Armenia normalization process moves toward a conclusion. Baku is plainly seeking assurances that the United States will continue to engage on Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) after the Tur [...]
2010-02-09 14:32:00Embassy BakuSECRETPREL PGOV ETRD EPET ENRG PHUM KDEM AJ AM TU
10BAKU91IRAN: JAFARI REPORTEDLY SLAPS AHMEDINEJAD AT SNSC
[...] (S) Baku Iran watcher met with an Iranian opposition journalist and former political prisoner (protect) who has demonstrated a wide range of Iranian political and governmental contacts (including relatives). The contact has been known to Iran watcher for over a year, and has reportedly accur [...]
2010-02-10 12:22:00Embassy BakuSECRETPGOV PARM PHUM AJ IR
10BAKU98IRAN: JAFARI REPORTEDLY SLAPS AHMEDINEJAD AT SNSC
[...] (S) Baku Iran watcher met with xxxxx (strictly protect - see reftels). He who Got Slapped ------------------ 2. (S) According to source, President Ahmedinejad surprised other SNSC members by taking a surprisingly liberal posture during a mid January post-Ashura meeting of the SNSC called to disc [...]
2010-02-11 10:23:00Embassy BakuSECRETPGOV PARM PHUM AJ IR
10BAMAKO102MALIAN PRESS REPORTS THAT GOM RELEASED AQIM
[...] (SBU) On February 19, the Malian newspaper l'Independant carried a front page news story stating that in an extraordinary session beginning at 6:30 a.m. on the morning of February 18, the judge presiding over the court of first instance of Bamako's Commune III released four Al Qaeda in the L [...]
2010-02-19 13:36:00Embassy BamakoSECRETML PREL PTER
10BAMAKO52KIDNAPPING AND LIBERATION OF KOUNTA LEADER
[...] (S) Summary: In the early morning of Jan 22, Kounta traditional chief and Mayor of Anafis Baba ould Sidi Elmoctar was kidnapped from his residence in Anafis in theKidal region. POL sources concur that Telemsi Arab smugglers kidnapped the octogenarian leader as a reprisal for an ambush ould Sidi Elm [...]
2010-02-01 11:22:00Embassy BamakoSECRETPTER KCRM PINS PGOV ML
10BAMAKO54NEW INFORMATION ON CRASHED DRUG PLANE
[...] (S) On January 12, [name redacted], provided PolCouns with copies of documents from the civil aviation authorities of Saudi Arabia and Guinea-Bissau he believed pertained to the Boeing 727 that crashed on take-off near the town of Tarkint in Northern Mali at the beginning of November 2009. The firs [...]
2010-02-01 11:59:00Embassy BamakoSECRETKCRM PGOV PINS SNAR ML
10BAMAKO98NEW ALGERIAN AMBASSADOR TO MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR
[...] (S) The new Algerian Ambassador to Mali, Nourredine Ayadi, paid what turned out to be much more than a courtesy call on the Ambassador on February 10. Ayadi said Algeria's and Mali's fate were tied together by history and geography. Unfortunately, the two countries have a very different app [...]
2010-02-19 12:50:00Embassy BamakoSECRETMARR ML PREL PTER
10BAMAKO99NEW ALGERIAN AMBASSADOR TO MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR
[...] (S) The new Algerian Ambassador to Mali, Nourredine Ayadi, paid what turned out to be much more than a courtesy call on the Ambassador on February 10. Ayadi said Algeria's and Mali's fate were tied together by history and geography. Unfortunately, the two countries have a very different app [...]
2010-02-19 12:50:00Embassy BamakoSECRETMARR ML PREL PTER
10BANGKOK192THAILAND: AMBASSADOR ENGAGES PRIVY COUNCIL CHAIR
[...] (S) Summary: Ambassador paid a series of New Year's-related calls on influential Thai figures, including Privy Council Chair GEN Prem, Privy Council member ACM Siddhi, and former PM Anand, to discuss the year ahead. Abhisit's performance, issues related to the royal family, and challenges posed by [...]
2010-01-25 07:59:00Embassy BangkokSECRETPREL PGOV TH
10BANGKOK287THAILAND: KING BHUMIBOL RESUMES A MORE VISIBLE
[...] (C) King Bhumibol Adulyadej has actively presided over three separate swearing-in ceremonies at Siriraj Hospital since mid-January, dispensing philosophic advice to ministers and judges in public and the Prime Minister in private. In addition to swearing-in the five new cabinet members on Jan [...]
2010-02-03 10:47:00Embassy BangkokSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM PINR TH
10BEIJING207GOOGLE UPDATE: PRC ROLE IN ATTACKS AND RESPONSE
[...] (S) Summary: A well-placed contact claims that the Chinese government coordinated the recent intrusions of Google systems. According to our contact, the closely held operations were directed at the Politburo Standing Committee level. -- Another contact claimed a top PRC leader was actively worki [...]
2010-01-26 10:55:00Embassy BeijingSECRETECON PGOV PHUM PREL EINV CH
10BEIJING262TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR UN 1267
[...] (C) On February 2, PolOff conveyed to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Affairs Division Attache Jiang Bo reftel points informing the PRC of U.S. plans to submit the name of Muthanna Hadith al-Dari to the United Nations 1267 Sanctions Committee by February 11, 2010 [...]
2010-02-02 08:36:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPTER KTFN PINR PREL CH UN JO SY IZ
10BEIJING358TIBET: CHINA FEELING PUBLIC PRESSURE TO REACT
[...] (C) Summary: Increased expression of nationalistic sentiment and public anger over recent Taiwan arms sales mean the PRC leadership will need to somehow "punish" the United States if the President meets with the Dalai Lama, according to several contacts. A Tibetan academic at a Communist Pa [...]
2010-02-10 10:29:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPHUM PGOV PREL CH
10BEIJING379UPDATE: TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR UN
[...] (S) In response to State reftel delivered to the MFA on February 2, MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Affairs Division Attache Jiang Bo informed PolOff on February 12 that the PRC supported U.S. proposal to submit the name of Muthanna Hadith al-Dari to the UN 1267 S [...]
2010-02-12 08:44:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPTER KTFN PINR PREL CH UN JO SY IZ
10BEIJING427CHINA PROVIDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE
[...] (S) PolOff passed ref A nonpaper providing additional information about attempts by the Malaysia-based firm Electronics Component Limited (ECL) to buy TRS-500 gyroscopes from the Chinese firm VibTel Industrial Co. Inc. to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Dire [...]
2010-02-23 09:28:00Embassy BeijingSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR CH MY
10BEIJING428CHINA ALERTED TO POSSIBLE MISSILE-RELATED EXPORT
[...] (S) PolOff passed reftel nonpaper providing information about a December 2009 offer by Chinese company Hong Kong 4 Star Electronics Ltd. to sell gyroscopes produced by a Russian company to Iran's Isfahan Optics Industries to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy [...]
2010-02-23 09:28:00Embassy BeijingSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR CH
10BEIJING430CHINA ALERTED TO POSSIBLE MISSILE-RELATED EXPORT TO IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-23 09:50:00Embassy BeijingSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR CH
10BEIJING431CHINA PROVIDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE
[...] (S) PolOff passed ref A nonpaper providing additional information about attempts by the Malaysia-based firm Electronics Component Limited (ECL) to buy TRS-500 gyroscopes from the Chinese firm VibTel Industrial Co. Inc. to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Dire [...]
2010-02-23 09:51:00Embassy BeijingSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR CH MY
10BEIRUT16MINDEF MURR CONTINUES PRESSING FOR SOF SUPPORT
[...] (S) Summary: Defense Minister Elias al-Murr announced to the Ambassador a plan to restructure the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) with an emphasis on special operations forces (SOF). Murr asked the Ambassador for help in convincing Prime Minister Saad Hariri not to spend a large portion of a prom [...]
2010-01-06 15:20:00Embassy BeirutSECRETMARR MASS MCAP KJUS PREL PTER KPAL LE
10BEIRUT187DEMARCHE ON SYRIAN TRANSFERS OF ARMS TO HIZBALLAH
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In response to the Ambassador's February 25 demarche on the danger of Syrian transfers of increasingly sophisticated weaponry to Hizballah, Prime Minister Saad Hariri acknowledged the urgency and serious nature of the message and said he had feared that Hizballah had "new technol [...]
2010-02-25 16:30:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPTER PREL PBTS MASS MOPS IS LE TU SY
10BEIRUT188DEMARCHES ON SYRIAN AND IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAMS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 16:50:00Embassy BeirutSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM PREL IAEA IR SY
10BELGRADE19Serbia: Ambassador's First Meeting with President Tadic
[...] (C) In a January 28 meeting with Serbian President Tadic, the Ambassador emphasized her desire to expand bilateral cooperation on defense and economic issues, as well as to increase high-level contacts between our governments. Tadic welcomed the intent but expressed frustration that he had not [...]
2010-01-29 17:50:00Embassy BelgradeSECRETPREL PGOV SR KV
10BELGRADE25SERBIA: AMBASSADOR’S FIRST MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN
[...] (C) In a February 3 conversation with the Ambassador, presidential foreign policy advisor Jovan Ratkovic conveyed Serbia's desire for intensified cooperation with the United States and detailed his plans to visit Washington February 10-12 to discuss possible ways forward on Kosovo, saying Serbia so [...]
2010-02-05 14:20:00Embassy BelgradeSECRETPREL PGOV MARR SR KV
10BELGRADE29Serbia: Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dacic to Ambassador:
[...] (C)Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Ivica Dacic told the Ambassador, during her February 9 courtesy call, that following his meetings and recent trip to the United States he was committed to expanding our police cooperation on training and operational issues. He assured the Ambassad [...]
2010-02-12 17:50:00Embassy BelgradeSECRETPGOV PREL ASEC SR
10BERLIN103(S) NIAG 9229: GERMANY INFORMED OF IRANIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 16:40:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKNNP PARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR GM
10BERLIN104(S) NIAG 9060: NO PRESSURE-TRANSDUCER SHIPMENTS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 16:46:00Embassy BerlinSECRETETTC MNUC PARM PREL IR GM
10BERLIN111GERMANY: THE SHAKEY ROAD TO THE 850 TROOP INCREASE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 16:58:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF GM
10BERLIN112GERMANY: THE SHAKY ROAD TO THE 850 TROOP INCREASE
[...] (S) Chancellor Merkel on January 26 announced that Germany will send 850 more troops to Afghanistan (500 for immediate deployment and 350 to be held in reserve) in addition to increasing development assistance from 220 million euros to 430 million euros, increasing police trainers from 123 to [...]
2010-01-26 17:09:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF GM
10BERLIN117(S) IRAN-BOUND SIEMENS COMPUTERS REMAIN STUCK IN DUBAI
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 17:01:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL MNUC IR AE UK CH GM
10BERLIN129GERMANY: ROUND 56 CONSULTATION PERIOD BEGINS
[...] (S) Post delivered the reftel host nation notification to the MFA and MOD on January 25 regarding the planned closure of USAREUR facilities in Mannheim, Heidelberg and Giessen. Poloff delivered the notification to MFA Deputy Head of the North America Division Daniel Kriener, while USAREUR liai [...]
2010-01-29 13:21:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMARR NATO PREL GM
10BERLIN172GERMANY PROFESSES STRONG SUPPORT FOR CONTINGENCY
[...] (S) Post delivered reftel points on NATO contingency planning to MFA NATO Office Director Bernhard Schlagheck and Deputy Director Gunnar Denecke on February 3. Schlagheck claimed that assertions in a recent article of the Economist -- which specifically named Germany as a early opponent of ex [...]
2010-02-09 20:38:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMARR MCAP NATO PREL GM
10BERLIN192BULGARIA ACTIVELY SEEKS DISCUSSION ON HOSTING OF
[...] (S) Begin summary. During a February 6 meeting on the margins of the Munich Security Conference, Bulgarian FM Nickolay Mladenov told U/S Tauscher that Bulgaria stands ready to discuss the hosting of any part of the U.S./NATO missile defense system on its territory. He further proposed sending [...]
2010-02-19 11:11:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL NATO BG GM
10BERLIN193ISRAELI DEPUTY FM FLAGS TOP CONCERNS: QME AND MIDDLE EAST NUCLEAR FREE ZONE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-19 11:11:00Embassy BerlinSECRETGM IS NATO PARM PREL XF
10BERLIN194BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE DEFENCE CHIEF DISCUSSES EUROPEAN SECURITY, NPT REVCON
[...] (S) Summary. On the margins of the Munich Security Conference, February 6, UK Foreign Office Director General for Defense and Intelligence Mariot Leslie told U/S Tauscher that the allies should negotiate with Russia a new follow-on agreement to the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty. L [...]
2010-02-19 11:11:00Embassy BerlinSECRETCD GM KCFE NATO NPT PARM PREL UK
10BERLIN44(S) NIAG 9241: GERMANY INFORMED OF IRANIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-14 16:33:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR GM
10BERLIN45(S) NIAG 9242: GERMANY INFORMED OF IRANIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-14 16:35:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR GM
10BERN21SWISS FIRM QUARTZCOM COLLUDING WITH IRANIAN FRONT
[...] Pol-Econ Couns. was called in by Swiss Economics Department Industrial Export Control chief Juergen Boehler on January 15 to discuss reftel case. (Reftel points were previously provided to the Economics Department.) Boehler stated that Swiss authorities are grateful for the U.S. information [...]
2010-01-19 16:31:00Embassy BernSECRETSZ IR KSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC
10BERN40BILATERAL DIALOGUE WITH IRAN REGARDING HIKERS?
[...] (S) On January 2, 29 and 30, DCM Carter met with Swiss State Secretary Ambuehl and Swiss AMB to Iran Leu, who passed information detailing Swiss conversations with Iranian FM Mottaki on the margins of the World Economic Forum (WEF),in Davos, Switzerland, during which Swiss FM Calmy-Rey and Mo [...]
2010-02-01 07:00:00Embassy BernSECRETPREL CASC MNUC SZ IR
10BISHKEK98HEAD OF SECRETARIAT ASSERTS SADYRKULOV DEATH AN
[...] (S) Summary: During a friendly lunch at the Ambassador's residence, Oksana Malevanaya, the Head of the Presidential Secretariat, broached the topic of Medet Sadyrkulov's death. She said that he was her husband, soul mate and the father of her youngest child, and that she could not have con [...]
2010-02-09 06:11:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL PINS PHUM KG
10BOGOTA149Judge's Reportedly Critical Report Kicks Off Debate on
[...] (SBU) Constitutional Court Judge Humberto Sierra presented his legal analysis on the constitutionality of the presidential reelection referendum to the other eight members of the Court on February 3 in a closed session. Although the report is supposed to be confidential for five years, even be [...]
2010-02-04 17:11:00Embassy BogotaSECRETPGOV KDEM PREL KJUS PINR PHUM CO
10BUCHAREST45AMBASSADOR'S JANUARY 22, 2010 MEETING WITH NEW ROMANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER BACONSCHI
[...] (S) Summary: In his introductory call on new Romanian FM Teodor Baconschi, Ambassador previewed the upcoming visit to Romania by U/S Tauscher and expressed U.S. gratitude for the GOR's January 21 decision to increase its Afghanistan contingent by an additional 600 troops. FM Baconschi noted his gov [...]
2010-01-27 13:19:00Embassy BucharestSECRETPREL MARR MOPS NATO AF RO
10BUDAPEST50HUNGARY'S COMMENTS ON MOBILIZING PRESSURE ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-29 14:31:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPARM PREL UNSC IAEA IR HU
10BUJUMBURA37UNCONFIRMED REPORT OF EXTREMIST CELL IN BURUNDI
[...] (S) Summary. On 17 January, the founder of the MSD political party, Alexis Sinduhije, met with RSO Bujumbura. Sinduhije requested this meeting to report his knowledge of a possible terrorist cell in Burundi. Sinduhije stated one of his party members had learned that two Arabs and four Somal [...]
2010-01-19 10:45:00Embassy BujumburaSECRETASEC BY PTER
10CAIRO167Country Team Support for Third-Party Transfer to Iraq
[...] (SBU) The Egyptian military is requesting third-party transfer approval for the sale of M1A1 tanks and ammunition to Iraq. All of the equipment is produced in Egypt under a co-production agreement with the United States. The country team supports the sale. 2. (C) Egypt proposes sell [...]
2010-02-04 16:26:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL MASS ETTC EG
10CAIRO60RAFAH BORDER: GUARD KILLED BY PALESTINIAN SNIPER;
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-11 13:27:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL PGOV MARR KPAL TU EG
10CAIRO79MFA ADVISOR PRESENTS BLEAK PICTURE OF AFRICAN ISSUES
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-14 11:42:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL EAID SU SO ET ER EG
10CANBERRA1AUSTRALIA WILL CONSIDER COSPONSORING LISTING
[...] (S) The Australian government will consider co-sponsoring the request to list Al-Qa,ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and its two leaders under UNSCR 1267. Peter Scott, Director of Sanctions and Transnational Crime at DFAT, said that he would be unable to give a firm answer on whether Aust [...]
2010-01-04 00:13:00Embassy CanberraSECRETKTFN PTER PINR PREL SA YM UN AS
10CANBERRA113LETTER ON PROJECT RHODES DATA SHARING DELIVERED
[...] (S) Acting Assistant Secretary Van Diepen's letter about sharing Project Rhodes data was delivered to First Assistant Director General XXXXXXXXXXXX of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation on Friday, February 19. BLEICH [...]
2010-02-19 05:02:00Embassy CanberraSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC AS
10CANBERRA12AUSTRALIA WILL COSPONSOR REQUEST TO LIST YEMENI
[...] (S) The Australian government has agreed to cosponsor our request to list Yemen-based al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and its two leaders, Nasir al-Wahishi and Ali al-Shihri, under UNSCR 1267. Sanctions and Transnational Crime Section Director Peter Scott of the Department of Forei [...]
2010-01-06 04:15:00Embassy CanberraSECRETKTFN PTER PINR PREL SA YM UN AS
10CANBERRA31AUSTRALIANS HAVE RAISED THE ISSUE OF AMCIT
[...] (S) Australia has urged Iran to release the six AmCits in its custody (reftel). Deborah Stokes, First Assistant Secretary of Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT),South and West Asia, Middle East and Africa Division saw the Iranian Ambassador, Mahmoud Movahhedi, January [...]
2010-01-13 06:24:00Embassy CanberraSECRETCASC IR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER AS
10CANBERRA51VISAS VIPER: POST RECOMMENDS 23 NAMES FOR NO FLY
[...] (S) Embassy Canberra recommends 11 individuals be placed on the NO FLY list and 12 individuals be placed on the SELECTEE list. The 23 individuals are Australian citizens, or are Australia-based, and are of security interest because they have either an historical or current association with Ye [...]
2010-01-21 04:05:00Embassy CanberraSECRETPTER KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR ASEC
10CARACAS215STOCK REQUEST, RSO CARACAS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-23 17:33:00Embassy CaracasSECRETASEC KSEO
10CARACAS219Globovision Owners Acknowledge Defeat; El Nacional On the Ropes?
[...] (S) Summary: In separate meetings with the Ambassador between February 17-19, several of Venezuela's major private media XXXXXXXXXXXX acknowledged that relentless Venezuelan Government (GBRV) pressure against their television and print outlets has threatened to put them out of business. XX [...]
2010-02-23 18:15:00Embassy CaracasSECRETPGOV PREL VE PHUM KDEM
10CARACAS53FBI Fugutive Caught, Faces Return to U.S.
[...] (SBU) Summary: Salomon "Big Daddy" Camacho Mora, an FBI fugitive since 2002, was captured January 13 in the Venezuelan state of Carabobo by the Bolivarian Intelligence Service, (SEBIN, formerly DISIP). Camacho is expected to be returned to the United States on January 26. This case il [...]
2010-01-20 19:15:00Embassy CaracasSECRETPREL SNAR CO VE KCRM
10CARACAS99Chavez Appoints New Vice President, Defense Minister, and
[...] (C) On January 26, President Chavez announced the appointment of Elias Jaua Milano, currently Minister of Agriculture and Lands, as Vice President to replace Ramon CarrizC!lez, who resigned as Vice President and Defense Minister effective January 25. Jaua will retain his agriculture po [...]
2010-01-27 22:33:00Embassy CaracasSECRETPGOV PREL CO VE PINR
10CASABLANCA5MOHAMMED EL FIZAZI AND THE SALAFIST SHEIKHS
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Moroccan Salafist Sheikh Mohammed El Fizazi's letter to his daughter in Germany, published by Der Spiegel in October 2009, in our view signals a carefully couched reassessment of his support for legitimate jihad but probably not a complete renunciation of violence. Fizazi's le [...]
2010-01-13 15:56:00Consulate CasablancaSECRETPINR KISL GM MO
10CDGENEVA15SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) CONVERSION OR ELIMINATION WORKING GROUP
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-003. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 1, 2010 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group meeting co-chaired b [...]
2010-02-08 17:58:00US Mission CD GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10CDGENEVA17START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VII): B-1B and
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-123. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 10, 2009 Time: 3:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. Place: United States Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) Dr. Warner and Col Ilin met to discuss Russian responses to U.S.-propo [...]
2010-02-08 17:58:00US Mission CD GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10CDGENEVA21START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VII): (U)
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-144. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 15, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG),co-chaired by Secreta [...]
2010-02-08 18:00:00US Mission CD GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10CDGENEVA23START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VII): (U)
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-145. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 14, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:45 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group (WG) chairs, Mr. [...]
2010-02-08 18:02:00US Mission CD GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10CDGENEVA27START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VII):(U)
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-138. 2. (U) Meeting Dates: December 14, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Time: 3:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY [...]
2010-02-09 08:58:00US Mission CD GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10CDGENEVA31SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) TELEMETRY WORKING GROUP MEETING, FEBRUARY
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-017. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 4, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:10 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Telemetry Working Group meeting co-chaired by Mr. Siemon and General [...]
2010-02-12 17:14:00US Mission CD GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10CDGENEVA33SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE - 001 (TELEMETRY),
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-041. ------------------------------ SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUESTED ------------------------------ 2. (S) The Russian Side has emphatically stated its position on the exchange of telemetric information in the START Follow-On Treaty, emphasizing that [...]
2010-02-12 17:31:00US Mission CD GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10CDGENEVA67SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) EXPANDED AD HOC WORKING GROUP MEETING,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-020. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 5, 2010 Time: 12:00 P.M. - 12:40 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Ad Hoc Working Group met in expanded format (with experts) to discu [...]
2010-02-15 10:14:00US Mission CD GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10CDGENEVA73SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) INSPECTION PROTOCOL WORKING GROUP,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-015. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 3, 2010 Time: 03:30 P.M. - 05:45 P.M. Place: US Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the combined Inspection Protocol (IP) Working Group and Conversion or Eli [...]
2010-02-15 13:03:00US Mission CD GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10CDGENEVA75SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) INSPECTION PROTOCOL WORKING GROUP,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-025. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 8, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) meeting co-chaired by Dr. Wa [...]
2010-02-15 13:03:00US Mission CD GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10CDGENEVA77(U) GOTTEMOELLER-NYKONENKO LUNCH, FEBRUARY 3, 2010
[...] (S) At a U.S.-hosted lunch on February 3 on the margins of the START Follow-on negotiations in Geneva, Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller met with the Ukrainian Director of Arms Control and Military and Technical Cooperation, Ambassador Aleksandr Nykonenko. Nykonenko inquired as to the progress [...]
2010-02-15 13:33:00US Mission CD GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US UP
10CDGENEVA79SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) OFFICIAL TRANSLATION, RUSSIAN-PROPOSED
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-031. 2. (S) The text at paragraph 3 is the official translation of Russian-proposed joint draft text of the Protocol, Part IV, Notifications, received by the U.S. side on December 31, 2009. 3. (S) Begin text: OFFICIAL TRANSLATION 2 Feb 2010 PART FOUR [...]
2010-02-15 15:04:00US Mission CD GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10CDGENEVA81SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE - 3, ELIMINATION
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-051. ------------------------------ SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUESTED ------------------------------ 2. (S) Summary: The U.S. and Russian sides came away from the Mullen-Makarov meeting in Moscow with sharply differing impressions of the deal reached [...]
2010-02-15 18:03:00US Mission CD GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10CDGENEVA83SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) AGREED STATEMENTS AND TREATY ARTICLE VIII
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-009 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 02, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: U. S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The first meeting on agreed statements of the eighth round of the START Follow-o [...]
2010-02-16 14:24:00US Mission CD GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10CDGENEVA85SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WORKING GROUP
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-011. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 3, 2010 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:45 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group (WG) met on Fe [...]
2010-02-16 14:30:00US Mission CD GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10CDGENEVA89SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) TELEMETRY WORKING GROUP MEETING, FEBRUARY
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-050. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 15, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Telemetry Working Group meeting co-chaired by Mr. Siemon and General [...]
2010-02-16 19:33:00US Mission CD GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10COLOMBO20JOURNALIST TISSAINAYAGAM RELEASED ON BAIL
[...] (C) On January 11, Sri Lankan journalist Jayaprakash Sittampalam Tissainayagam -- who last August was convicted by a Sri Lankan high court under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) for publishing articles critical of the Sri Lankan Government's (GSL) war effort, conspiring with others to pub [...]
2010-01-11 12:30:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
10COLOMBO32SRI LANKA WAR-CRIMES ACCOUNTABILITY: THE TAMIL
[...] (S) SUMMARY: There have been a few tentative steps on accountability for crimes allegedly committed by Sri Lankan troops and civilian officials during the war with the LTTE. President Rajapaksa named a committee to make recommendations to him on the U.S. incidents report by April, and candidate Fon [...]
2010-01-15 12:23:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
10COLOMBO50SRI LANKA: ASSESSING PROGRESS ON KEY ISSUES REF: A. 09 COLOMBO 1176 B. COLOMBO 32 C. COLOMBO 8 COLOMBO 00000050 001.8 OF 004
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-22 09:00:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
10COLOMBO85DEFENSE SECRETARY ON FONSEKA AND POST-ELECTION
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On February 2, Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa summoned DATT to a hasty meeting under the pretext of discussing an upcoming engagement activity with the U.S. military. As expected, Rajapaksa also wanted to explain the government's position on the treatment of General Fonseka [...]
2010-02-03 06:18:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
10DAMASCUS159SYRIAN INTELLIGENCE CHIEF ATTENDS CT DIALOGUE WITH
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In a surprise appearance, Syrian General Intelligence Director (GID) General Ali Mamlouk attended a February 18 meeting between Vice Foreign Minister Faisal al-Miqdad and a U.S. delegation led by S/CT Coordinator Daniel Benjamin. Miqdad explained Mamlouk had joined the meeting at th [...]
2010-02-24 14:08:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPTER PREL PGOV SY
10DAMASCUS168V/FM MIQDAD DENIES SUPPLYING BALLISTIC MISSILES TO
[...] (S) Summary: Responding to Ref A demarche, Syrian Vice Foreign Minister (V/FM) Miqdad expressed surprise the U.S. was sharing such a strong message in the wake of Under Secretary (U/S) William Burns' positive February 17 visit. He argued Israel represented the major threat to stability in the regio [...]
2010-02-25 13:43:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPTER PREF PREL IS LE SY
10DAMASCUS19CONGRESSMAN HASTINGS' JANUARY 7 MEETING WITH
[...] (S) Summary: Congressman Alcee Hastings met President Bashar al-Asad on January 7 for a cordial one-hour discussion on how the U.S. and Syria might improve regional stability. During the meeting, the congressman told the president he would advocate for Syria to be granted observer status with [...]
2010-01-10 03:52:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPREL PREF PGOV PHUM IR LE IZ TU SY
10DAMASCUS8CODEL GREGG'S DECEMBER 30 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT
[...] (S) Summary: In a frank one-hour meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Asad, Senators Gregg, Bayh, Specter, Enzi, Cornyn, and Klobuchar affirmed Washington's interest in better U.S.-Syrian relations and pushed Asad to take positive steps as well. The senators urged Syria to move forward on [...]
2010-01-04 09:32:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPREL IR LE IZ SY
10DHAKA28SENIOR BANGLADESHI MILITARY OFFICERS' BIOGRAPHIES
[...] (U) The Asia Pacific Center for Strategic Studies sponsored a workshop on civil-military relations. Some of the senior military officers who attended the workshop provided brief biographies, which are included within this cable. Director of National Security Intelligence ----------------- [...]
2010-01-10 10:32:00Embassy DhakaSECRETPINR PINS MARR BG
10DOHA52SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR KERRY'S VISIT TO QATAR
[...] (C) Mr. Chairman, Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. We have requested host-country meetings for you with the Amir and Prime Minister on the margins of the U.S.-Islamic Forum. You would be the first Congressional visitor to meet in Doha with Qatari officials since Speaker Pelosi in M [...]
2010-02-08 09:50:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL OVIP OREP KWBG KPAL QA
10DOHA53FRENCH EMBASSY READOUT OF SARKOZY'S DISCUSSION
[...] (S) French Political Counselor Brigitte Curmi shared with P/E Chief Rice February 7 the readout that the French Embassy in Doha received of President Sarkozy's February 4 discussion in Paris with Qatar's Heir Apparent Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on the latter's just concluded visit to Tehran. Acc [...]
2010-02-08 09:50:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL IR FR QA
10DOHA60QATAR JANUARY 2010 VISAS VIPER MEETING AND
[...] (U) VISAS VIPER 2. (U) POST: DOHA MEETING DATE: 08-FEB-2010 CHAIR: DCM NANTONGO COORIDINATOR: GRANT GUTHRIE ATTENDEES: DCM, CONOFF, POL/ECON, RAO, DAO, LEGATT, OSC, RSO MEETING NOTES: DCM CHAIRED AND OPENDED THE MEETING. 3. (SBU) THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED FOR WATCHLISTING PURPOSES A [...]
2010-02-11 05:03:00Embassy DohaSECRETPINR ASEC CVIS KVPR PGOV PTER QA SIPRS
10DOHA8SCENESETTER FOR U.S.- QATAR MILITARY CONSULTATIVE
[...] (C) The eleventh meeting of the U.S. - Qatar Military Consultative Committee (MCC) is scheduled for 11-15 January 2010 in Washington DC. The last MCC between Qatar and the U.S. took place in March 2007. Brigadier General Abdulla Juma'an, Chief of International Relations, (referred to as "Gen [...]
2010-01-07 14:13:00Embassy DohaSECRETMARR MASS PREL QA
10DUBAI19UAE RELEASES DETAILS OF HAMAS ASSASSINATION SUSPECTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dubai police have publicly released details of their investigation into the January 19 assassination of senior Hamas commander Mahmoud al Mabhouh. Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan Tamim, Chief of Dubai Police, held a press conference on February 15 in which he shared informa [...]
2010-02-17 13:24:00Consulate DubaiSECRETPREL ASEC PTER IS AE
10DUSHANBE173CORRECTED COPY - TAJIKISTAN SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SRAP
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. interests in Tajikistan are a stable state on Afghanistan's northern border, support for our military efforts in Afghanistan, and for Tajikistan to be a stabilizing influence and contributor to economic development in the region. Tajikistan gives unrestricted over flight rights, [...]
2010-02-16 13:41:00Embassy DushanbeSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM EAID ECON EINV TI
10DUSHANBE95TAVILDARA - THE MOST STABLE PLACE ON EARTH?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a visit to the Tavildara District, scene of fighting between government forces and militants from May-July 2009, contacts described the area as stable and identified the absence of international development groups and lack of jobs, rather than security concerns, as the main [...]
2010-01-20 09:25:00Embassy DushanbeSECRETPGOV PHUM ECON PINR TI
10GENEVA101SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) CONFORMING GROUP MEETINGS IN MOSCOW,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-001. 2. (U) Meeting Dates: January 18-22, 2010 Place: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The U.S. and Russian members of the New START Treaty Conforming Group met in Moscow January 18-22, [...]
2010-02-18 18:09:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA107SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) CONVERSION OR ELIMINATION WORKING GROUP
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-035 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 10, 2010 Time: 12:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A small group meeting of the Conversion or Elimination Working Group, [...]
2010-02-23 17:33:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA109SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) COMBINED INSPECTION PROTOCOL AND
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-008. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 2, 2010 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the combined Inspection Protocol (IP) Working Group and Conversi [...]
2010-02-23 17:33:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA113SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) DEFINITIONS WORKING GROUP MEETING,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-039. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 11, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Definitions Working Group meeting co-chaired by Mr. Siemon and Adm ( [...]
2010-02-23 17:33:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA115SFO-GVA VIII: (U) NOTIFICATIONS WORKING GROUP MEETING,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-033. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 10, 2010 Time: 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During a meeting of the Notifications Working Group held at the U.S [...]
2010-02-23 17:33:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA119SFO-GVA-III: (U) NOTIFICATIONS WORKING GROUP MEETING,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-046. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 13, 2010 Time: 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During a meeting of the Notifications Working Group held at the U.S. [...]
2010-02-23 17:47:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA121SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) NOTIFICATIONS WORKING GROUP MEETING,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-046. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 13, 2010 Time: 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During a meeting of the Notifications Working Group held at the U.S. [...]
2010-02-25 10:02:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA123SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE 005, MOBILE ICBM BASE
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-079. ------------------------------ SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUESTED ------------------------------ 2. (S) In Ref A, paragraph 11, Washington instructed the delegation to secure Russian agreement to limit the size of mobile ICBM bases and the individu [...]
2010-02-25 12:27:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA129SFO-GVA-VIII: AGREED STATEMENTS, FEBRUARY 05, 2010
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-019. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 05, 2010 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) Mr. Elliott and Col Ilin met on February 5 to discuss the propose [...]
2010-02-26 10:02:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA131SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) DEFINITIONS WORKING GROUP MEETING,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-054. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 16, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:20 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Definitions Working Group meeting chaired by Mr. Siemon and Adm (Ret [...]
2010-02-26 10:07:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA133SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) RUSSIAN AND U.S. DELEGATION RECEPTIONS,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-018. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 4, 2010 Time: 6:30 P.M. - 8:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva Meeting Date: February 16, 2010 Time: 6:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. Place: [...]
2010-02-26 10:16:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA135SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) AGREED STATEMENTS MEETING, FEBRUARY 09,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-027. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 09, 2010 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A meeting, co-chaired by Mr. Elliott and Col Ilin, on proposed agree [...]
2010-02-26 10:30:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA137SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) ARTICLE VIII MEETING, FEBRUARY, 15, 2010
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-048. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 15, 2010 Time: 11:00 A.M. - 12:00 A.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) Amb Ries led a meeting with the Russian side to discuss joint draft [...]
2010-02-26 11:11:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA139SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) AGREED STATEMENTS, FEBRUARY 15, 2010
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-049. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 15, 2010 Time: 11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) Mr. Elliott and Col Ilin co-chaired a meeting to discuss proposed agr [...]
2010-02-26 11:17:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA141SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) AGREED STATEMENTS, FEBRUARY 17, 2010
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-058. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 17, 2010 Time: 11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) Mr. Elliott and Col Ilin co-chaired a meeting to discuss proposed agr [...]
2010-02-26 13:04:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA143SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) TELEMETRY WORKING GROUP MEETING, FEBRUARY
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-065. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 18, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Telemetry Working Group meeting co-chaired by Mr. Siemon and General [...]
2010-02-26 13:26:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA145SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) TELEMETRY WORKING GROUP MEETING. FEBRUARY
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-072. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 22, 2010 Time: 5:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Telemetry Working Group meeting co-chaired by Mr. Siemon and General [...]
2010-02-26 13:38:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA147GENEVA SFO-GVA-VIII: AGREED STATEMENTS, FEBRUARY 11, 2010
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-037. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 11, 2010 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 11:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A meeting co-chaired by Mr. Elliott and Col Ilin on proposed Agre [...]
2010-02-26 14:07:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA149GENEVA SFO-GVA-VIII: MEETING OF THE EXPANDED AD-HOC GROUP,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-038. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 11, 2010 Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During an Expanded Ad Hoc Group meeting held at the Russian Miss [...]
2010-02-26 14:09:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA151SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) INSPECTION PROTOCOL WORKING GROUP,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-045. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 13, 2010 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At a small group meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) [...]
2010-02-26 14:13:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA153SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) INSPECTION PROTOCOL WORKING GROUP,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-034. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 10, 2010 Time: 3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) meeting chaired by Dr. Warn [...]
2010-02-26 14:48:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA155SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) INSPECTION PROTOCOL WORKING GROUP,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-043. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 12, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 6:10 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) meeting on February 12 c [...]
2010-02-26 15:30:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA157SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) NOTIFICATIONS WORKING GROUP MEETING,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-060. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 17, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Notifications Working Group meeting chaired by Mr. Siemon and Mr. [...]
2010-02-26 16:42:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA159SFO-GVA-VIII: ARTICLE VIII MEETING, FEBRUARY 16, 2010
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-052. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 16, 2010 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:45 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva 3. (S) Amb Ries led a working group discussion of Article VIII to try to resolve the issue of releasability of t [...]
2010-02-26 17:15:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA161GENEVA SFO-GVA-VIII: MOU WORKING GROUP MEETING, FEBRUARY 16,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-056. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 16, 2010 Time: 3:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During the Memorandum of Understanding Working Group (MOUWG) meeting, [...]
2010-02-26 17:27:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA163SFO-GVA-VIII: REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE-006 (SSBN SCRAPPING),
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-097 - REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE. ------------------------------ SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUESTED ------------------------------ 2. (S) Guidance received on January 30 (Ref A) directed the delegation to continue to press for Russian Federation agreement on [...]
2010-02-26 18:24:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA165SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WORKING GROUP
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-029. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 9, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During a meeting of the Memorandum of Understanding Working Group (M [...]
2010-02-26 18:36:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA167SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WORKING GROUP
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-040. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 11, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During the Memorandum of Understanding Working Group (MOUWG) meeting o [...]
2010-02-26 18:54:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA169SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) AGREED STATEMENTS, FEBRUARY 22, 2010
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-071. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 22, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) Mr. Elliott and Col Ilin chaired a meeting to discuss proposed Agreed [...]
2010-02-27 11:54:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA171SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) MEETING ON PROVISIONAL APPLICATION,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-078. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 23, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A meeting to discuss Part VIII of the Protocol-Provisional Applicat [...]
2010-02-27 12:01:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA173SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) WORKING
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-063. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 18, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During a meeting of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Grou [...]
2010-02-27 12:39:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA175SFO-GVA-VIII: MEETING OF THE EXPANDED AD-HOC GROUP, FEBRUARY
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-038. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 11, 2010 Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During an Expanded Ad Hoc Group meeting held at the Russian Miss [...]
2010-02-27 12:49:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA177SFO-GVA-VIII: AGREED STATEMENTS, FEBRUARY 11, 2010 --
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-037. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 11, 2010 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 11:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A meeting co-chaired by Mr. Elliott and Col Ilin on proposed Agre [...]
2010-02-27 12:57:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA179SFO-GVA-VIII: MOU WORKING GROUP MEETING, FEBRUARY 16, 2010
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-056. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 16, 2010 Time: 3:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During the Memorandum of Understanding Working Group (MOUWG) meeting, [...]
2010-02-27 13:12:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA181SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WORKING GROUP
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-040. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 11, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During the Memorandum of Understanding Working Group (MOUWG) meeting o [...]
2010-02-27 13:38:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA183SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE-006 (SSBN SCRAPPING),
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-097 - REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE. ------------------------------ SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUESTED ------------------------------ 2. (S) Guidance received on January 30 (Ref A) directed the delegation to continue to press for Russian Federation agreement on [...]
2010-02-27 13:49:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA185SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) NOTIFICATIONS WORKING GROUP MEETING,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-073. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 22, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During a meeting of the Notifications Working Group held at the U.S. [...]
2010-02-27 13:49:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA187SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) INSPECTION PROTOCOL WORKING GROUP,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-043. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 12, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 6:10 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) meeting on February 12 c [...]
2010-02-27 14:01:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA189SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) EXPANDED AD HOC GROUP MEETING, FEBRUARY
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-084. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 25, 2010 Time: 11:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During the Expanded Ad Hoc Group meeting held at the Russian [...]
2010-02-27 14:42:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA191SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) DEFINITIONS WORKING GROUP MEETING,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-075. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 23, 2010 Time: 4:00 P.M. - 5:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Definitions Working Group meeting co-chaired by Mr. Siemon and ADM ( [...]
2010-02-27 16:55:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA193SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WORKING GROUP
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-090. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 26, 2010 Time: 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group meeting [...]
2010-02-27 17:51:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA195(SFO-GVA-VIII): (U) Inspection Protocol Working Group
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-055 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 16, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 17:15 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) meeting, chaired by Dr. [...]
2010-02-27 17:52:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA197(SFO-GVA-VIII): (U) Inspection Protocol Working Group
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-085 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 25, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) meeting chaired by Dr. Warne [...]
2010-02-27 17:54:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA199SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) INSPECTION PROTOCOL WORKING GROUP MEETING,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-059. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 17, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) meeting co-chaired by Dr. W [...]
2010-02-28 09:20:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA201SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) Meeting of the Expanded Ad-Hoc Group,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-074. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 23, 2010 Time: 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During the Expanded Ad-Hoc Group meeting held at the Russian Miss [...]
2010-02-28 13:00:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA223SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) NOTIFICATIONS WORKING GROUP MEETING,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-082. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 24, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Notifications Working Group meeting chaired by Mr. Siemon and Col Ry [...]
2010-02-28 16:26:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA225SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) NOTIFICATIONS WORKING GROUP MEETING,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-087. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 25, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During a meeting of the Notifications Working Group held at the Ru [...]
2010-02-28 16:46:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA227SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) Inspection Protocol Working Group Meeting,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-062. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 18, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) meeting chaired by Dr. W [...]
2010-02-28 16:55:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA229SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) JOINT DRAFT TREATY TEXT, FEBRUARY 27, 2010
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-099. 2. (U) The text at paragraph 3 is the joint draft text of the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms dated February 27, 2010. 3. (S) B [...]
2010-02-28 17:18:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA231SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) TELEMETRY WORKING GROUP MEETING, FEBRUARY
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-088. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 25, 2010 Time: 4:30 P.M. - 6:10 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Telemetry Working Group meeting co-chaired by Mr. Siemon and Gene [...]
2010-02-28 17:20:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA233(SFO-GVA-VIII): (U) INSPECTION PROTOCOL WORK MEETING,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-091. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 26, 2010 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the final meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) for Negotiating Session VIII [...]
2010-02-28 17:20:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA235SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) INSPECTION PROTOCOL WORKING GROUP MEETING,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-076. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 23, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) meeting on February 23 [...]
2010-02-28 17:23:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA237SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) AGREED STATEMENTS MEETING, FEBRUARY 26,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-094. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 26, 2010 Time: 12:00 P.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) Mr. Elliott met with Col Ilin to discuss the status of the agreed stateme [...]
2010-02-28 17:32:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA239SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) INSPECTION PROTOCOL WORKING GROUP MEETING,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-069. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 19, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 18:10 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) meeting on February 19 [...]
2010-02-28 17:33:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA241SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WORKING GROUP
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-077. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 23, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During a meeting of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working G [...]
2010-02-28 17:35:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA243SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) DEFINITIONS WORKING GROUP MEETING,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-068. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 19, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Definitions Working Group meeting chaired by Mr. Siemon and Adm ( [...]
2010-02-28 17:38:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA245SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WORKING GROUP
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-080. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 24, 2010 Time: 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group meeting hel [...]
2010-02-28 17:44:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA247SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WORKING GROUP
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-086. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 25, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 6:15 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group meeting he [...]
2010-02-28 17:51:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA249SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) TELEMETRY WORKING GROUP MEETING, FEBRUARY
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-093. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 26, 2010 Time: 10:00 P.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Telemetry Working Group meeting chaired by Mr. Siemon and General [...]
2010-02-28 17:53:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA47SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) CONVERSION OR ELIMINATION WORKING GROUP
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-003. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 1, 2010 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group meeting co-chaired b [...]
2010-02-17 10:33:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA49SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) MEETING OF THE NOTIFICATIONS PROTOCOL
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-022. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 05, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During a meeting of the Notifications Working Group (WG) held at t [...]
2010-02-17 15:22:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA55SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) TELEMETRY WORKING GROUP MEETING, FEBRUARY
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-030. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 9, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:50 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Telemetry Working Group meeting co-chaired by Mr. Siemon and General [...]
2010-02-17 16:23:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA57(U) GOTTEMOELLER-NYKONENKO LUNCH, FEBRUARY 3, 2010 --
[...] (S) At a U.S.-hosted lunch on February 3 on the margins of the START Follow-on negotiations in Geneva, Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller met with the Ukrainian Director of Arms Control and Military and Technical Cooperation, Ambassador Aleksandr Nykonenko. Nykonenko inquired as to the progress [...]
2010-02-18 13:46:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US UP
10GENEVA59SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) INSPECTION PROTOCOL WORKING GROUP,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-004. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 1, 2010 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 11:15 A.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The first meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG),ch [...]
2010-02-18 13:59:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA61SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WORKING GROUP
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-005. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 1, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group met with their R [...]
2010-02-18 14:03:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA63SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) TELEMETRY MEETING, FEBRUARY 1, 2010 --
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-006. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 1, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) This was the first meeting to discuss telemetry provisions for the STA [...]
2010-02-18 14:06:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA67SFO-GVA-VII: (U) NOTIFICATIONS WORKING GROUP MEETING,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-156. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 17, 2009 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During the last meeting of the Notifications Working Group for Sessio [...]
2010-02-18 14:15:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA71SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) NOTIFICATIONS WORKING GROUP MEETING,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-010. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 2, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Notifications Working Group meeting co-chaired by Mr. Siemon and C [...]
2010-02-18 14:39:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA73SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WORKING GROUP
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-011. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 3, 2010 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:45 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group (WG) met on Fe [...]
2010-02-18 15:53:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA75SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) DEFINITIONS SUBGROUP MEETING, FEBRUARY 3,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-014. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 3, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At a meeting of the Definitions Subgroup co-chaired by Mr. Siemon and Adm [...]
2010-02-18 15:59:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA77RECALL 10 GENEVA 77
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-18 16:04:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA79SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) INSPECTION PROTOCOL WORKING GROUP,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-015. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 3, 2010 Time: 03:30 P.M. - 05:45 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the combined Inspection Protocol (IP) Working Group and Conversion or E [...]
2010-02-18 16:08:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA81SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) TELEMETRY WORKING GROUP MEETING, FEBRUARY
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-017. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 4, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:10 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Telemetry Working Group meeting co-chaired by Mr. Siemon and General [...]
2010-02-18 16:17:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA83SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) EXPANDED AD HOC WORKING GROUP MEETING,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-020. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 5, 2010 Time: 12:00 P.M. - 12:40 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Ad Hoc Working Group met in expanded format (with experts) to discu [...]
2010-02-18 16:25:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA85SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) INSPECTION PROTOCOL WORKING GROUP MEETING,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-025. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 8, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) meeting co-chaired by Dr. Wa [...]
2010-02-18 16:37:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA87SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) EXPANDED AD HOC WORKING GROUP MEETING,
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-028. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 9, 2010 Time: 12:15 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Ad Hoc Working Group met in expanded format (with experts) to discuss t [...]
2010-02-18 16:39:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA89SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) TELEMETRY WORKING GROUP MEETING, FEBRUARY
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-030. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 9, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:50 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Telemetry Working Group meeting co-chaired by Mr. Siemon and General [...]
2010-02-18 16:41:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10GENEVA91SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE-001 (TELEMETRY),
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-041. ------------------------------ SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUESTED ------------------------------ 2. (S) The Russian Side has emphatically stated its position on the exchange of telemetric information in the START Follow-On Treaty, emphasizing that [...]
2010-02-18 16:45:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
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